Sleep Dependent Memory Consolidation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Conclusion:This study shows that despite their more disturbed sleep quality, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) still demonstrate more stable memory consolidation across sleep than in wake conditions. The findings support the importance of sleep for stabilizing memory in children with and without neurodevelopmental disabilities. Our results suggest that improving sleep quality in children with ASD could have direct benefits to improving their overall cognitive functioning.Citation:Maski K, Holbrook H, Manoach D, Hanson E, Kapur K, Stickgold R. Sleep dependent memory consolidation in children with autism spectrum ...
Source: Sleep - December 1, 2015 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Daytime Napping and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality: A Prospective Study and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis
Conclusions:Nap time and cardiovascular disease may be associated via a J-curve relation. Further studies are needed to confirm the efficacy of a short nap.Citation:Yamada T, Hara K, Shojima N, Yamauchi T, Kadowaki T. Daytime napping and the risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: a prospective study and dose-response meta-analysis. SLEEP 2015;38(12):1945–1953. (Source: Sleep)
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Benefits of Sleep Extension on Sustained Attention and Sleep Pressure Before and During Total Sleep Deprivation and Recovery
Conclusion:Six nights of extended sleep improve sustained attention and reduce sleep pressure. Sleep extension also protects against psychomotor vigilance task lapses and microsleep degradation during total sleep deprivation. These beneficial effects persist after one night of recovery sleep.Citation:Arnal PJ, Sauvet F, Leger D, van Beers P, Bayon V, Bougard C, Rabat A, Millet GY, Chennaoui M. Benefits of sleep extension on sustained attention and sleep pressure before and during total sleep deprivation and recovery. SLEEP 2015;38(12):1935–1943. (Source: Sleep)
Source: Sleep - December 1, 2015 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Interictal Hippocampal Spiking Influences the Occurrence of Hippocampal Sleep Spindles
Conclusions:Hippocampal spindles represent a physiological phenomenon, with an expression that is diminished in epilepsy affecting the temporal lobe. Hippocampal spiking lowered the rate of hippocampal spindles, suggesting that epileptic discharges may at least in part be a transformation of these physiological events, similar to the hypothesis considering generalized spike-and-waves a transformation of frontal spindles.Citation:Frauscher B, Bernasconi N, Caldairou B, von Ellenrieder N, Bernasconi A, Gotman J, Debeau F. Interictal hippocampal spiking influences the occurrence of hippocampal sleep spindles. SLEEP 2015;38(12...
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Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Internet Therapy, Group Therapy and A Waiting List Condition
Conclusions:This study is the first randomized controlled trial that provides evidence that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is effective for the treatment of adolescents with insomnia, with medium to large effect sizes. There were small differences between internet and group therapy, but both treatments reached comparable endpoints.Clinical Trial Registration:This study was part of the clinical trial: Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for sleeplessness in adolescents; URL: http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN33922163; registration: ISRCTN33922163.Citation:de Bruin EJ, Bögels SM, Oort FJ, Meijer AM. Effic...
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Contribution of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidants to the Relationship between Sleep Duration and Cardiometabolic Health
Conclusions:Several factors related to inflammation, oxidative stress, and antioxidant status were found to lie on the casual pathway of the sleep duration–cardiometabolic health relationship. Further longitudinal studies are needed to confirm our results.Citation:Kanagasabai T, Ardern CI. Contribution of inflammation, oxidative stress, and antioxidants to the relationship between sleep duration and cardiometabolic health. SLEEP 2015;38(12):1905–1912. (Source: Sleep)
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Diet/Energy Balance Affect Sleep and Wakefulness Independent of Body Weight
Conclusions:
Acute dietary manipulations are sufficient to alter sleep and wakefulness independent of body weight and without effects on sleep homeostasis.
Citation:
Perron IJ, Pack AI, Veasey S. Diet/energy balance affect sleep and wakefulness independent of body weight. SLEEP 2015;38(12):1893–1903. (Source: Sleep)
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Calibration Model for Apnea-Hypopnea Indices: Impact of Alternative Criteria for Hypopneas
Conclusions:The three methods of scoring hypopneas yielded significantly different estimates of the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), although the relative difference is reduced in severe disease. The regression models presented will enable clinicians and researchers to more appropriately compare AHI values obtained using differing metrics for hypopnea.Citation:Ho V, Crainiceanu CM, Punjabi NM, Redline S, Gottlieb DJ. Calibration model for apnea-hypopnea indices: impact of alternative criteria for hypopneas. SLEEP 2015;38(12):1887–1892. (Source: Sleep)
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The Association between Sleep Problems and Psychotic Symptoms in the General Population: A Global Perspective
Conclusions:A strong association between sleep problems and psychotic symptoms was observed globally. These results have clinical implications and serve as a basis for future studies to elucidate the causal association between psychotic symptoms and sleep problems.Citation:Koyanagi A, Stickley A. The association between sleep problems and psychotic symptoms in the general population: a global perspective. SLEEP 2015;38(12):1875–1885. (Source: Sleep)
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Early Blood Lead Levels and Sleep Disturbance in Preadolescence
Conclusion:The findings indicate that elevated blood lead levels in early childhood are associated with increased risk for sleep problems and excessive daytime sleepiness in later childhood.Citation:Liu J, Liu X, Pak V, Wang Y, Yan C, Pinto-Martin J, Dinges D. Early blood lead levels and sleep disturbance in preadolescence. SLEEP 2015;38(12):1869–1874. (Source: Sleep)
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Short Sleep Makes Declarative Memories Vulnerable to Stress in Humans
Conclusions:The findings suggest that 8-h sleep duration, within the range recommended by the US National Sleep Foundation, may not only help consolidate newly learned procedural and declarative memories, but also ensure full access to both during periods of subjective stress.Citation:Cedernaes J, Rångtell FH, Axelsson EK, Yeganeh A, Vogel H, Broman JE, Dickson SL, Schiöth HB, Benedict C. Short sleep makes declarative memories vulnerable to stress in humans. SLEEP 2015;38(12):1861–1868. (Source: Sleep)
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Impact of Sleep and Circadian Disruption on Energy Balance and Diabetes: A Summary of Workshop Discussions
A workshop was held at the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases with a focus on the impact of sleep and circadian disruption on energy balance and diabetes. The workshop identified a number of key principles for research in this area and a number of specific opportunities. Studies in this area would be facilitated by active collaboration between investigators in sleep/circadian research and investigators in metabolism/diabetes. There is a need to translate the elegant findings from basic research into improving the metabolic health of the American public. There is also a need for investigators ...
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Waking Up to the Importance of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms for Metabolic Health: The Need for In-Depth Phenotyping
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Banking Sleep and Biological Sleep Need
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CBT-I Cannot Rest Until the Sleepy Teen Can
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