Summary: University at Buffalo researcher Carleara Weiss, PhD, RN, has received a $747,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging to explore the link between sleep health, neurodegeneration biomarkers, and cognitive decline in older adults. This study will examine the effects … [Read more...]
NIH Funds Study to Monitor Infant Sleep Patterns and Health Using Wearable Tech
Summary: Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, backed by two NIH grants, are using the wearable LittleBeats device to study infant sleep patterns, health outcomes, and emotional regulation in natural settings. The LittleBeats technology, equipped with … [Read more...]
NIH Long COVID Sleep Trials to Begin Enrollment Soon
Summary: The NIH’s Recover Initiative is launching medical trials to investigate treatments for long COVID-relevant signs and symptoms, together with rest disturbances and write-up-exertional malaise. The Recuperate-Sleep trials will study two Fda-accredited medication, … [Read more...]
NIH Grant Funds Study on New Child Sleep and Activity Tracker
Summary: Bridget Armstrong, PhD, has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the NIH to exam PATCH, a unit intended to observe children’s health metrics these as exercise amounts and slumber. Contrary to existing trackers that are not personalized for children, PATCH is modest, … [Read more...]
NIH Targets Long COVID in Trials Testing Potential Treatments
Two phase 2 clinical trials to test the safety and effectiveness of three treatments for adults with autonomic nervous system dysfunction from long COVID have begun. The autonomic nervous system acts largely unconsciously and regulates bodily functions, such as heart rate, … [Read more...]