Side Sleeping Best for Clearing Brain of Beta Amyloid
Sleeping on one’s side may be the best position for removal of waste from the brain, based on study in rodents.
Sleeping on one’s side may be the best position for removal of waste from the brain, based on study in rodents.
Patients with sleep apnea appear to be predisposed to panic disorder, based on a study conducted in Taiwan.
About 15% of seniors experience excessive daytime sleepiness, which can be related to sleep apnea or comorbid psychiatric conditions.
Women with bipolar who did not sleep well tended to have more severe and frequent depression, as well as more intense manic episodes.
Sodium oxybate, alone or in combination with modafinil, improved excessive sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy both with and without cataplexy.
Post-hoc analysis of Phase IIb trial finds both clinician and patient-reported improvements in disease status with JZP-110.
CBT for insomnia can effectively treat insomnia in patients with comorbid major depression taking antidepressants.
The first trial to evaluate sodium oxybate for the treatment of children and adolescents with narcolepsy and cataplexy has started patient enrollment.
Adults in the CBT-I group achieved much bigger reductions in depressive and anxiety symptoms than peers using control website.
Patients with highest levels of amyloid plaque in the brain tended to have less sleep and more memory problems.