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Galtieri, R., Salles, C., Kushida, C. A., Meira E Cruz, M., & Souza-Machado, A. (2024). Morphometric measures and desaturations: Proposal for an index with improved accuracy for obstructive sleep apnea screening. Sleep medicine, 122, 258–265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2024.08.010

Postuma, R., Vorasoot, N., St Louis, E. K., Pelletier, A., Lim, M. M., Elliott, J., Gagnon, J. F., Gan-Or, Z., Forsberg, L. K., Fields, J. A., Ross, O. A., Singer, W., Huddleston, D. E., Bliwise, D. L., Avidan, A. Y., Howell, M., Schenck, C. H., McLeland, J., Davis, A. A., Criswell, S. R., … as the North American Prodromal Synucleinopathy (NAPS) Consortium (2024). IGLON5 Frequency in Idiopathic REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: A Multicenter Study. Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation, 11(6), e200311. https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200311

Hartstein, L. E., Mathew, G. M., Reichenberger, D. A., Rodriguez, I., Allen, N., Chang, A. M., Chaput, J. P., Christakis, D. A., Garrison, M., Gooley, J. J., Koos, J. A., Van Den Bulck, J., Woods, H., Zeitzer, J. M., Dzierzewski, J. M., & Hale, L. (2024). The impact of screen use on sleep health across the lifespan: A National Sleep Foundation consensus statement. Sleep health, 10(4), 373–384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2024.05.001

Zheng, N. S., Annis, J., Master, H., Han, L., Gleichauf, K., Ching, J. H., Nasser, M., Coleman, P., Desine, S., Ruderfer, D. M., Hernandez, J., Schneider, L. D., & Brittain, E. L. (2024). Sleep patterns and risk of chronic disease as measured by long-term monitoring with commercial wearable devices in the All of Us Research Program. Nature medicine, 30(9), 2648–2656. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03155-8

Das, R., Gliske, S. V., West, L. C., Summers, M. O., Tang, S., Hirt, L., Maroni, D., Halpern, C. H., Thompson, J. A., Kushida, C. A., & Abosch, A. (2024). Sleep macro-architecture in patients with Parkinson's disease does not change during the first night of neurostimulation in a pilot study. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 20(9), 1489–1496. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.11180

The research is surprising given that sleep experts have emphasized for years the importance of keeping a consistent sleep schedule. Natalie Solomon, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Once a barely known condition, there are several treatments now available for sleep apnea and more are coming down the pipeline. But many sufferers are still in the dark about their apnea and not getting the help they need. Oliver Sum-Ping, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Manber, R., Gumport, N. B., Tully, I. A., Kim, J. P., Kim, B., Simpson, N., Rosas, L. G., Zulman, D. M., Goldhaber-Fiebert, J. D., Rangel, E., Dietch, J. R., Tutek, J., & Palaniappan, L. (2024). Effects of a Triage Checklist to Optimize Insomnia Treatment Outcomes and Reduce Hypnotic Use: The RESTING Study. Sleep, zsae182. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsae182

Gumport, N. B., Tully, I. A., Tutek, J., Dietch, J. R., Zulman, D. M., Rosas, L. G., Simpson, N., & Manber, R. (2024). Patient perceptions of digital and therapist-led CBT for insomnia: A qualitative study. Behavioral sleep medicine, 1–16. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2024.2386611

Ting, A., Tsai, T. C., Zeitzer, J. M., Mendez, A., & Kim, Y. (2024). Sleep Composition of Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Their Sleep-Partner Caregivers: Physical Health Correlates of Sleep Diary and Actigraphy Measurements. Psycho-oncology, 33(8), e9302. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.9302

Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Goldstein-Piekarski, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Sleep Medicine), on this new funding award from the National Institute of Mental Health.

14 surprising factors that can sabotage your shut-eye. Rafael Pelayo, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Robbins, J. A., Sands, S., Maganti, L., Crumley, T., Fox-Bosetti, S., Hussain, A., Schwartz, H., Safirstein, B., Ahmad, M., Dragone, L., Nussbaum, J., Kushida, C., Iwamoto, M., & Stoch, S. A. (2024). Gefapixant as a P2X3 receptor antagonist treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 10.5664/jcsm.11272. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.11272

Brief conversations to address sleep concerns can help people sleep better within days and lift their moods as well. Rebecca Bernert, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

While can put money in the bank for later, your sleep doesn't work the same way. Rafael Pelayo, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Zheng, N. S., Annis, J., Master, H., Han, L., Gleichauf, K., Ching, J. H., Nasser, M., Coleman, P., Desine, S., Ruderfer, D. M., Hernandez, J., Schneider, L. D., & Brittain, E. L. (2024). Sleep patterns and risk of chronic disease as measured by long-term monitoring with commercial wearable devices in the All of Us Research Program. Nature medicine, 10.1038/s41591-024-03155-8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03155-8

Bosschieter, P. F. N., Liu, S. Y. C., Chao, P. Y., Chen, A., & Kushida, C. A. (2024). Using standardized ultrasound imaging to correlate OSA severity with tongue morphology. Sleep medicine, 120, 15–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2024.05.051

Why you’re getting lousy sleep right now — and what to do about it. Rafael Pelayo, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Merola, J. F., Chiou, A. S., During, E., Foley, P., Wu, J., Ardeleanu, M., & Ozturk, Z. E. (2024). Improved sleep parallels improvements in atopic dermatitis signs, symptoms, and quality of life in adult patients treated with dupilumab: 24-week results from the DUPISTAD study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, S0190-9622(24)02483-6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2024.05.100

Sakai, N., Komi, K., Nishino, N., Kuroki, Y., & Nishino, S. (2024). Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) supplementation enhances sleep and wake consolidation in wild-type, but not in narcoleptic mice. Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society, 5(1), zpae047. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae047