The Association of Having a Late Dinner or Bedtime Snack and Skipping Breakfast with Overweight in Japanese Women by Chika Okada, Hironori Imano, Isao Muraki, Keiko Yamada, Hiroyasu Iso

“…After adjusting for age, exercise, smoking, sleep duration, and employment, the multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of skipping breakfast were 2.47 (2.18–2.81) for having a late dinner and 1.71 (1.53–1.91) for having a bedtime snack. …”
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Pranayama (yogic breathing practices) in Parkinson’s disease: protocol for a scoping review of literature by Sarika Chaturvedi, Dhiraj Agarwal, Prajwal Rao, Shalesh Rohatgi

“…Introduction Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that presents with motor symptoms such as tremors, slowness and gait difficulties, in addition to various non-motor symptoms such as anxiety, depression and autonomic and sleep disturbances. Pranayama (yogic breathing practices) has been studied as a part of yoga interventions in Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Factors Associated With Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms Among Bronchiectasis Patients: A Retrospective Study of Bronchiectasis Patients in Jordan by Al Oweidat K, Toubasi AA, Khraisat FA, Al-Sayegh TN, Al-Harasis LM, Albtoosh AS

“…Khaled Al Oweidat,1 Ahmad A Toubasi,2 Farah A Khraisat,2 Thuraya N Al-Sayegh,2 Layla M Al-Harasis,3 Asma S Albtoosh1 1Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; 2Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; 3Faculty of Medicine, the Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, JordanCorrespondence: Ahmad A Toubasi, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan, Tel +962798035061, Email tubasi_ahmad@yahoo.comBackground: Bronchiectasis, a respiratory ailment, significantly impacts the life expectancy of individuals. …”
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Role of Ketamine in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders by Sahar Derakhshanian, Maxine Zhou, Alexander Rath, Rachel Barlow, Sarah Bertrand, Caroline DeGraw, Christopher Lee, Jamal Hasoon, Alan D. Kaye

“…Core symptoms include depressed mood or anhedonia, combined with neurovegetative symptoms such as sleep impairment, changes in appetite, feelings of worthlessness and guilt, and psychomotor retardation. …”
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The moderating effect of alternate Mediterranean diet on the association between sedentary behavior and insomnia in postmenopausal women by Zhumei Sheng, Mincong Zhou

“…Interventions targeting sedentary behavior and dietary patterns may improve sleep quality and overall health in postmenopausal women.…”
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Adults with Treacher Collins Syndrome Share Comparable 3D Upper Airway Dimensions with Nonsyndromic Individuals by Renan Jhordan Mettelziefen dos Inocentes, Alexandre de Almeida Ribeiro, Maria Noel Marzano-Rodrigues, Marília Sayako Yatabe-Ioshida, Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam

“…Purpose. Sleep apnea symptoms, such as snoring and daytime somnolence, are commonly observed in individuals with Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS) and may be related to airway obstruction due to micro- and retro-gnathia. …”
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Whole-body photobiomodulation therapy for chronic pain: a protocol for a feasibility trial by Nicola R Heneghan, Andrew Soundy, Bethany Fitzmaurice, Asius Rayen

“…They are associated with symptoms such as fatigue, sleep and mood disturbances. Minimal evidence is available to support effective treatments and alternatives treatment approaches are called for. …”
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Exploring mental health symptoms in elite athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis on sex differences. by Liang-Tseng Kuo, Sung-Huang Laurent Tsai, Udit Dave, William A Marmor, Reena Olsen, Bridget Jivanelli, Michelle E Kew, Daphne I Ling

“…Limited evidence was available for eating disorders, gambling, substance use, and sleep problems. In conclusion, female and male athletes differed in mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Serum interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist levels in South Indian fibromyalgia patients and its correlation with disease severity by Sandeep Surendran, C B Mithun, Vishnu S Chandran, Suma Balan, Arun Tiwari

“…Background: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread diffuse pain and multiple tender points along with sleep disturbances, fatigue, and psychological distress. …”
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A Case of Carbamazepine-Induced Aggravation of Self-Limited Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes Epilepsy and Valproate-Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy in a Child with Heteroz... by Imalke Kankananarachchi, Eresha Jasinge, Gemunu Hewawitharana

“…His repeat EEG showed electrical status in slow-wave sleep, and CBZ was stopped. Subsequently, he was started on VPA, and with that, he developed features of encephalopathy. …”
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Factors Affecting the Weaning from Nasal CPAP in Preterm Neonates by Shantanu Rastogi, Hariprem Rajasekhar, Anju Gupta, Alok Bhutada, Deepa Rastogi, Jen-Tien Wung

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“…They were just treating her Symptom by Symptom”: maternal experiences of having a child with spinal muscular atrophy in Ghana by Esther Doe-Yo Tawiah, Jacob Owusu Sarfo

“…The findings identified five dominant themes and thirteen subcategories, encompassing issues such as sleep deprivation, mental health concerns, emotional turmoil, practical difficulties, and social isolation. …”
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Patient-centered outcomes for clinical trials in chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps and allergic fungal rhinosinusitis by Brittany Klooster, Kaitlin Chatterton, Nazifa Ibrahim, Madison C. Bernstein, Alan L. Shields, Veleka Allen

“…The most frequently identified impacts of CRSwNP and CRSsNP were on emotional functioning and sleep, and adopting new behaviors for AFRS. Findings for key symptoms and impacts in adolescents were limited. …”
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Using Adipose Measures from Health Care Provider-Based Imaging Data for Discovery by Elliot D. K. Cha, Yogasudha Veturi, Chirag Agarwal, Aalpen Patel, Mohammad R. Arbabshirani, Sarah A. Pendergrass

“…VAT levels were strongly associated with type 2 diabetes-related diagnoses (p = 1.5 × 10−58), obstructive sleep apnea (p = 7.7 × 10−37), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels (p = 1.42 × 10−36), triglyceride levels (p = 1.44 × 10−43), and white blood cell (WBC) counts (p = 7.37 × 10−9). …”
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Preoperative antidepressant use in patients with depression is associated with increased complications and additional shoulder procedures following rotator cuff repair by Brady P. Moore, BS, Sterling J. DeShazo, BS, Jeremy S. Somerson, MD

“…The cohorts were propensity-matched for demographic factors including age, type 2 diabetes, nicotine dependence, alcohol-related and opioid-related disorders, and indicators of depression severity (eg, suicide attempt, history of self-harm, sleep disorders). Outcomes were evaluated within 90 days and 3 years postoperative. …”
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Identification of subgroups of self-reported outcomes among breast cancer patients undergoing surgery and chemotherapy: A cross-sectional study by Feixia Ni, Tingting Cai, Tingting Zhou, Changrong Yuan

“…Besides, significant differences in depression and sleep disorders were observed among the three groups. …”
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Structural basis of THC analog activity at the Cannabinoid 1 receptor by Thor S. Thorsen, Yashraj Kulkarni, David A. Sykes, Andreas Bøggild, Taner Drace, Pattarin Hompluem, Christos Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouvas, Spyros P. Nikas, Henrik Daver, Alexandros Makriyannis, Poul Nissen, Michael Gajhede, Dmitry B. Veprintsev, Thomas Boesen, Jette S. Kastrup, David E. Gloriam

“…Abstract Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the principal psychoactive compound derived from the cannabis plant Cannabis sativa and approved for emetic conditions, appetite stimulation and sleep apnea relief. THC’s psychoactive actions are mediated primarily by the cannabinoid receptor CB1. …”
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Improves Activities of Daily Living in Parkinson's Disease by Weidong Pan, Shin Kwak, Yun Liu, Yan Sun, Zhenglong Fang, Baofeng Qin, Yoshiharu Yamamoto

“…ZAZ2 but not placebo granule improved the awake-sleep rhythm, the UPDRS Part II, Part II + III, and Part IV scores, and the α values. …”
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Cuban medical students’headache in relation to factors associated with academic stress by Annier Jesús Fajardo Quesada, María de los Ángeles Licea González, Fidel Jesús Moreno Cubela, Eduardo Adiel Landrove Escalona, Yudier Brizuela Fernández

“…The variables age, sex, academic year, presence of associated disease, frequency per week, average hours of sleep per day, frequency variation (during oral exams, written exams, medical shifts, high extracurricular demands, days off), average pain intensity, most frequent onset time, duration, most commonly used drugs, and use of pain-relieving drugs were studied.…”
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Queimadas e saúde da criança: rumo a um país inabitável? by Aline Priscila de Souza, Marcos Tadeu Nolasco da Silva, Carla Cristina Gomez de Souza, José Dirceu Ribeiro

“…It also heightens the likelihood of pneumonia, colds, sinusitis, tracheitis, tonsillitis, conjunctivitis, irritability, nighttime coughing, anorexia, fatigue, and sleep disturbances. In addition to compromising physical health, pollution from the fires affects mental and cardiovascular health, increasing demand for healthcare services. …”
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