Summary: The AASM Foundation has awarded the 2024 Sleep Champion Award to the World Sleep Academy, a nonprofit initiative of the World Sleep Society, in recognition of its efforts in providing sleep medicine training to healthcare professionals in underserved regions worldwide. … [Read more...]
Researcher Wins Award Sleep Apnea-Specific Hypoxic Burden Study
Summary: Sat Sharma, the medical director of the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology and chief medical officer of Open Airway Dental Solutions, has been awarded the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Clinical Research Award for his research demonstrating that sleep … [Read more...]
Michael V. Vitiello Receives NSF’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Summary: The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has awarded Michael V. Vitiello, PhD, its Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to sleep health research, particularly in sleep and circadian rhythms in older adults. Vitiello, professor emeritus at the University of … [Read more...]
Nakasone Award Goes to Pioneer in Sleep, Brain Health Research
Summary: The 2024 HFSP Nakasone Award was awarded to Maiken Nedergaard for her discoveries about the glymphatic technique, which improved the comprehension of snooze and mind health. Her research confirmed that this system operates predominantly all through slumber to remove … [Read more...]