Sleep and Aging — Let’s Think About It! It looks like sleep plays a key role in cognitive health for middle-aged and older adults. That may seem obvious to those of us who value sleep, but there is persuasive new information in a large multi-national study that as one reporter puts it, “…middle-aged or [...]
OSA a factor in atrial fibrillation, but CPAP treatment can help It’s no secret that there is a significant association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of heart arrhythmia. Both conditions are common, with over 2 million adults in the United States suffering from AF, and approximately [...]
PTSD and Sleep At the November, 2013 Updates in Sleep Medicine Conference Dr. David Neubauer1 (@DavidNeubauer88 on Twitter) presented a comprehensive and timely overview of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as defined in the new DSM-5, the manual of the American Psychiatric Association; and he covered common sleep abnormalities and disorders associated with PTSD as [...]
Paying Off That Sleep Debt There is a lot of misconception about the notion of sleep debt, and whether or not you can effectively “pay it off” by catching up on your sleep. So let’s take a look at sleep debt, some steps to address it, and why you should avoid it because of [...]
