The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves. Deciding to enlist in the military is a huge decision, and…
Nox Health, specializing in sleep diagnostics and sleep care management, has hired Brigitte Nettesheim as president of enterprise business, effective immediately. In this role, Nettesheim will have responsibility for Nox Health’s value-based sleep care management business, which provides plan sponsors and health plans the means to improve the health of those with chronic conditions, according…
By Liz Evans, University of Tasmania My relationship with sleep is fraught. For me, the journey towards sleep is a precarious one, relying on a shifting portfolio of mental states, and an irritating need for silence. When I finally sink into oblivion, my rest can be shattered by the sound of my partner breathing, or…
Zevra Therapeutics highlighted the heart safety of serdexmethylphenidate (SDX), the main ingredient in KP1077, its potential treatment for idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), during a poster presentation at Psych Congress 2023. The poster presentation reported on the cardiovascular effects and pharmacokinetics of the 80 mg and 200 mg dose levels of SDX, a prodrug of d-methylphenidate (d-MPH),…
A cognitive-behavioral sleep therapy intervention may reduce depression in adolescent “night owls,” researchers at the University of California San Francisco found. According to the researchers, school systems aren’t built for kids who fall asleep and wake up late, the so-called night owls, which may help explain why this group of teens is more prone to…
Mount Sinai researchers have developed a novel, automated measure of analyzing sleep studies to determine the severity and risk of mortality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The findings are published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The Mount Sinai Sleep and Circadian Analysis Group developed an automated breath-by-breath measure…
A study of more than 60,000 middle-aged nurses found that people with an evening chronotype, or a circadian preference to feel energetic later in the day, experienced an increased risk for diabetes and were more likely to report unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, such as smoking, poor sleep, and physical inactivity, compared with persons with a morning…
Good sleep is vital for brain health and may reduce the risk of some neurological disorders, including autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer’s disease, according to research being presented at the 148th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA). Neurological disorders—also including Parkinson’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, REM sleep disorder, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury—interfere with…
The early months and years of marriage are a time of significant change. Marriage involves at least one or both people moving to join as husband and wife under one roof. A young wife changes her name to show she now belongs to her husband as the two form a new family. Both the new…
People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can reduce their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if they use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine at night, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy. CPAP may also work better than a weight loss drug in reducing the build-up…