About this episode

Dr. Seema Khosla and Dr. Safwan Badr review the most impactful sleep research articles of 2025, discussing key findings and their implications for clinical practice.

In this episode of Talking Sleep, host Dr. Seema Khosla welcomes Dr. Safwan Badr, the newly appointed editor of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine and sleep medicine physician at Wayne State University, for an in-depth review of the most impactful articles published in JCSM during 2025. Dr. Badr discusses his vision for the journal and the editorial selection process, then guides listeners through key research findings shaping clinical practice. The conversation highlights both highly popular papers and important studies that deserve more attention from practicing clinicians. A significant focus is placed on research confirming that traditional 4% hypopnea criteria and CMS definitions systematically underestimate sleep apnea in women, with expanded diagnostic criteria helping mitigate these gender disparities. The episode explores groundbreaking research on sleep architecture and Alzheimer's disease, examining how lower slow wave sleep and REM sleep correlate with brain atrophy in AD-vulnerable regions, particularly the inferior parietal lobe. Consumer sleep technology receives critical examination through a meta-analysis comparing wrist-worn devices to polysomnography…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Seema Khosla

Guest: Dr. Safwan Badr

Topics covered

• sleep research
• clinical practice
• gender disparities in sleep apnea
• sleep architecture
• consumer sleep technology
• mental health and sleep

Keywords

• sleep apnea
• hypopnea criteria
• sleep architecture
• Alzheimer's disease
• consumer sleep technology
• nightmares
• insomnia
• suicidal ideation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Wayne State University

Places: Alzheimer's disease

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