Hacker News with Generative AI: Sleep Disorders

Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study (ucsf.edu)
For adults in midlife, difficulty getting to sleep and waking up too early may accelerate brain atrophy that is associated with dementia.
Sleep Disorders, Dementia, Neuroscience, Aging
115 points by gnabgib 19 days ago | 65 comments
Epilepsy drug shows promise in reducing obstructive sleep apnea symptoms (ajmc.com)
Sulthiame, an epilepsy drug sold under the brand name Ospolot in Europe, appeared to reduce symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a late-breaking clinical trial presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2024.
Medicine, Sleep Disorders, Clinical Trials, Epilepsy
7 points by geox 74 days ago | 0 comments
Exploding Head Syndrome: What We Know About This Mysterious Disorder (sciencealert.com)
Have you ever been drifting off to sleep, only to be jerked awake by the sound of a bomb going off inside your head? If you have, then you have most likely experienced exploding head syndrome, a mysterious and poorly understood sleep disorder.
Sleep Disorders, Neurology, Medicine, Science
56 points by amichail 76 days ago | 53 comments
Sexsomnia: What to Know About Sleep Sex (sleepfoundation.org)
Sleep Disorders, Sex, Health
9 points by Bluestein 137 days ago | 1 comments
Some people with insomnia think they're awake when they're asleep (scientificamerican.com)
Sleep Disorders, Neuroscience, Health, Consciousness
291 points by sabrina_ramonov 165 days ago | 181 comments