AASM News Archive

AASM Press Release Archive: 2008

American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

• Jan. 1: Journal SLEEP: Children’s Sleep Duration Differs According to the Time of Day, Week, and Year, and Can Influence Their Weight, Behavior
• Jan. 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds that Catathrenia Can be Successfully Treated with CPAP
• Jan. 1: Journal SLEEP: Nightmares in Pre-schoolers Are Less Prevalent, Are Trait-Like and Associated with Personality
• Jan. 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds that Undiagnosed OSA Patients Have Altered Cardiovascular Responses During Exercise Recovery
• Jan. 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds that a Three-to-Seven Night Per Week Dosing of Zolpidem for Up to Six Months is an Effective Treatment for Insomnia
• Jan. 31: Election 2008: Sleep Deprivation A Tough Opponent For Presidential Candidates

• Feb. 1: Journal SLEEP: Four Days of REM Sleep Deprivation Contributes to a Reduction of Cell Proliferation in Rats
• Feb. 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds that Respiratory Disturbances During Sleep Increase Significantly with Age, Even in Healthy Individuals
• Feb. 1: Journal SLEEP: Study Concludes a Daytime Nap Can Benefit a Person’s Memory Performance
• Feb. 1: Journal SLEEP: Chronic Insomnia Can Predict Future Functioning of Adolescents
• Feb. 1: Journal SLEEP: Periodic Leg Movements Predict Total Sleep Time in Older People with Cognitive Impairment and Sleep Disturbance
• Feb. 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds That Changes in Narcoleptics’ Skin and Core Body Temperatures Affect Their Vigilance and Sleepiness
• Feb. 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds a Systematic Change in Dreams After 9/11/01

• March 1: Journal SLEEP: Snoring Linked to Cardiovascular Disease, Increased Health Care Utilization
• March 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds that Children with OSA Have Abnormal Respiratory-Related Evoked Potentials
• March 1: Journal SLEEP: Methylphenidate Can Have Sleep Benefits in Adults with ADHD
• March 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds a Similarity in the Meaning of Sleep Quality Between Insomniacs, Normal Sleepers
• March 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds a High Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Narcoleptics
• March 13: CMS Approves Home Sleep Testing for Diagnosis of OSA; AASM Experts Available for Comment

• April 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds that Short, Long Sleep Duration is Associated with Future Weight Gain in Adults
• April 1: Journal SLEEP: Insomnia May Perpetuate Depression in Some Elderly Patients
• April 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds that a Reduced Arousal Threshold in Drosophila Mutants Prevents Them from Staying Asleep
• April 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds a Link Between Insomnia and Depression in Young Adults
• April 15: Clinical Guidelines for the Manual Titration of Positive Airway Pressure in OSA Patients Published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
• April 15: New Study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine Finds that Obesity Can Predict Upper Airway Obstruction Amongst Children
• April 15: New Study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine Finds that a Single Subjective Question Can Be An Effective Sleepiness Screening Tool
• April 15: New Study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine Finds a High Frequency of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Hospitalized Patients
• April 15: New Study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine Finds that Husbands with OSA are More Likely to Adhere to CPAP if their Wives Share the Bed
• April 15: New Study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine Finds No Difference in the Sleep Architecture of OSA Patients Studied in a Hospital vs. a Hotel-Based Sleep Center
• April 30: Sleep Problems are More Likely as We Get Older
• April 30: More Studies Show that Sleep Problems are Likely to Cause Depression and Other Mental Health Problems

• May 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds a Significant Difference in the Sleep Disturbances Among Alzheimer Patients from their Caregivers
• May 1: Journal SLEEP: Sleep Duration Related to Having the Metabolic Syndrome, a Strong Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease
• May 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds a Consistent, Worldwide Association Between Short Sleep Duration and Obesity in Children and Adults
• May 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds a Link Between Sleep Fragmentation and Daytime Napping in Older Adults
• May 1: New Study in the Journal SLEEP Finds that the Phase of Clock Gene Expression in Human Leukocytes Correlates with Habitual Sleep Timing
• May 14: SLEEP 2008 Abstract Presentations: Highlights for Monday, June 9
• May 15: SLEEP 2008 Abstract Presentations: Highlights for Tuesday, June 10
• May 16: SLEEP 2008 Abstract Presentations: Highlights for Wednesday, June 11
• May 17: SLEEP 2008 Abstract Presentations: Highlights for Thursday, June 12
• May 18: SLEEP 2008 Abstract Presentations: Highlights by Category
• May 27: More than 5,000 Scientists and Doctors will Discuss Sleep Science and the Health Risks of Sleep Disorders at SLEEP 2008 in Baltimore this June

• June 2: American Academy of Sleep Medicine Blog Will Provide Live Updates Featuring the Latest News and Research from SLEEP 2008 in Baltimore
• June 18: SLEEP 2008: American Academy of Sleep Medicine Award Recipients

• July 1: Study Shows that Milder Forms of Sleep-Disordered Breathing are Associated with Hyperglycemia
• July 1: Study Provides Evidence of Brain Damage in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• July 1: Two New Studies Analyze Menopause-Related Sleep Problems
• July 1: Study Shows that Treating Pediatric OSA May Require a Combination of Two Methods 

• Aug. 1: Australian Study Shows that Sleep Apnea is an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality 
• Aug. 1: Study Shows that People with Sleep Apnea Have a High Risk of Death
• Aug. 1: Journal Sleep Fact Sheet: Obstructive Sleep Apnea & Mortality - Comparing the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort with the Busselton Health Study
• Aug. 12: Beat the Back to School Blues: Getting Enough Sleep May Improve Success in Students’ Academic and Personal Lives
• Aug. 15: Study Shows that Older Adult Caregivers of People with Dementia Have Worse Sleep than Noncaregivers
• Aug. 15: Study Shows that Surgical Weight Loss Does Not Eliminate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

• Sept. 1: Periodic Limb Movements during Sleep are Less Common in African-Americans and are Associated with More Insomnia Complaints
• Sept. 1: Brain Imaging Links Chronic Insomnia to Reversible Cognitive Deficits, but Behavioral Performance May not Suffer
• Sept. 1: Study Shows that Heavy Snoring is an Independent Risk Factor for Carotid Atherosclerosis, a Leading Cause of Stroke
• Sept. 1: Study Shows that Subjective Sensitivity to Changes in Skin Temperature is Decreased in Older Adults with Insomnia
• Sept. 1: More Daytime Sleeping Predicts Less Recovery during Rehabilitation for Older Adults 

• Oct. 1: Learning to Shape your Brain Activity May be an Effective Treatment for Insomnia
• Oct. 1: Changes in Sex Steroids Associated with Menopause Linked to Increased Sleep Duration but Decreased Sleep Quality
• Oct. 1: Study Links Adolescent Insomnia to Depression and Substance Abuse during Adolescence & in Young Adulthood
• Oct. 15: Insomnia in Women with Breast Cancer Linked to Heart Rate Dysregulation, Stress Response
• Oct. 15: Association Found between Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and High Fat Diets and Decreased Physical Activity in Women

• Nov. 1: Study Links Primary Insomnia to a Neurochemical Abnormality in Young and Middle-Aged Adults

• Dec. 1: Study Shows How Shift Workers Can Improve Job Performance and Implement a Realistic Sleep Schedule
• Dec. 1: High Levels of Prenatal Smoking Exposure Affect Sleep Patterns in Preterm Neonates
• Dec. 2: AASM Responds to the Release of the Institute of Medicine Report on Fatigue and Medical Resident Work Hours
• Dec. 15: Study Shows an Independent Relationship Between the Intensity of Snoring Sounds and Sleepiness
• Dec. 15: Data Mining of Inpatient Records Reveals the Disease Pattern of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
• Dec. 15: Later School Start Times May Improve the Sleep of Adolescents and Decrease Their Risk of Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Dec. 15: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy Decreases and Stabilizes Sleeping Glucose Levels in People with Type 2 Diabetes and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)