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TL;DR: A 2026 meta-analysis in PLOS One found clinically important sleep problems in refugee and asylum-seeking populations, with pooled sleep-adversity prevalence of 43.2% in adults and 36.4% in children and adolescents. Key Findings 66 studies reviewed: The…
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TL;DR: A 2026 randomized trial in BMC Anesthesiology found that adding an esketamine-adjuvanted stellate ganglion block to intraoperative esketamine plus dexmedetomidine reduced early postoperative sleep disturbance after gynecological laparoscopic surgery. Ke…
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TL;DR: A 2026 randomized trial in Nature and Science of Sleep found that Sancai acupoint acupuncture reduced primary-insomnia severity more than sham acupuncture, with parallel improvements in sleep testing and peripheral 5-HT and BDNF biomarkers. Key Findings…
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TL;DR: A 2026 cross-sectional study in Nature and Science of Sleep linked second-trimester sleep disturbance, measured with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), to depressive symptoms, vomiting, diet quality, and several birth-outcome patterns in 2,210 p…
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