18 December 2024: People with breathing problems during sleep may have a larger hippocampus, according to a study published in the December 18, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study, which included mostly Latino people, also found that those with lower oxygen levels during sleep had changes in…
Category: Sleep
Epilepsy drug may treat obstructive sleep apnoea
10 September 2024: Patients taking sulthiame (brand name Ospolot), a drug currently in use for epilepsy, experienced a reduction in their symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) according to results of a clinical trial presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna Austria [1]. Patients with OSA often snore loudly, their breathing starts…
The British Society of Pharmacy Sleep Services launched
12th July 2021 saw the launch of the British Society of Pharmacy Sleep Services (BSPSS) bspss.org The Society will support through education, community pharmacists’ knowledge and understanding of various sleep disorders, to ensure that patients receive timely and appropriate advice and are signposted to other healthcare professionals where necessary. The BSPSS is undertaking research bspss.org…
