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Review
Circadian clocks regulate the daily timing of many of our physiological, metabolic and biochemical functions. The immune system also displays circadian oscillations in immune cell count, synthesis and cytokine...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:18
Published on: 25 September 2017
Research
When considering the benefits of the 6-min walking test (6-MWT) in research fields and the need of treatment for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, research in this field is of great ad...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:17
Published on: 5 September 2017
Short report
This descriptive study was conducted to examine the changes in the symptom frequency in patients with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) without medical intervention, in order to determine ...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:16
Published on: 6 August 2017
Review
Older adults frequently suffer from sleep disturbances. In addition, with increasing age such disturbances may accompany mild cognitive changes that are symptomatic of a range of neurodegenerative conditions. ...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:15
Published on: 18 July 2017
Research
Previous work has shown that purpose in life can be protective against numerous negative health outcomes including sleep disturbances. Given that sleep disturbances are common among older adults and African Am...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:14
Published on: 10 July 2017
Review
Oral appliance (OA) therapy is a promising alternative to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). By holding the mandible in a forward position, an OA keeps ...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:12
Published on: 13 June 2017
Review
Rapid Eye Movement (REM) rebound is a polysomnographic phenomenon where a substantial increase in REM sleep is noted in patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) when first undergoing continuous po...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:13
Published on: 26 May 2017
Research
Obstructive sleep apnea contributes to daytime sleepiness, poor quality of life and increased risk for heart disease and hypertension among women. Continuous positive airway pressure improves sleepiness and qu...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:10
Published on: 24 May 2017
Research
The primary metric extracted from the polysomnogram in patients with sleep apnea is the apnea-hypopnea index (or respiratory disturbance index) and its derivatives. Other phenomena of possible importance such ...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:11
Published on: 10 May 2017
Research
The present study aimed to analyze the association among depression, sleep quality, and quality of life using the Japanese version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders Non-Patient E...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:9
Published on: 10 May 2017
Case Report
Chronic insomnia is a common sleep problem and there is a need to complement the existing treatment options. Yoga nidra practice is documented to be used for sleep by sages. Recently, yoga nidra has been used in ...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:7
Published on: 12 April 2017
Research
Patients are accessing online health information frequently and using it to guide treatment decisions. Few studies have been done assessing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) information, and no studies have examin...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:6
Published on: 5 April 2017
Research
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a known risk factor for postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery. However, whether better management of OSA reduces the risk of POAF remains unknown. The ...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:5
Published on: 14 March 2017
Research
Nasal obstruction is a common problem in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Systematic evaluation of nasal obstruction remains challenging due to the high number of variables and factors that contrib...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:8
Published on: 8 March 2017
Review
Evaluation of sleep in clinical polysomnograms continues to rely almost exclusively on visual scoring that implements rules proposed by Rechtschaffen and Kales nearly 50 years ago. Apart from its cost and time...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:2
Published on: 6 February 2017
Research
Chronic intermittent hypoxia is the primary pathophsiological feature of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome. The characteristics of CIH can be imitated by animal experiment models thus to study CIH rela...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:1
Published on: 6 February 2017
Editorial
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:3
Published on: 6 February 2017
Research
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has been observed to be common among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Sleep scales can be used to screen patients at increased “risk” of OSA who can benefit from polysomnograp...
Sleep Science and Practice 2017 1:4
Published on: 6 February 2017
