Summary: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Foundation has partnered with the restless legs syndrome (RLS) Foundation to co-fund research focusing on new treatments and a cure for RLS. This joint initiative for 2024 prioritizes research into the neurobiological … [Read more...]
Research Participants Needed for CBT-I Study
Summary: The Idaho State University (ISU) Psychology Clinic has openings for a research study focused on cognitive behavioral treatment for insomnia (CBT-I). Participants will receive free therapy and a total of $100 upon completing the study, which includes an in-home sleep … [Read more...]
Scientist Awarded for Research on Brain Circuits Controlling Sleep
Summary: Yang Dan, PhD, a professor of Neurobiology at the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded the 2024 Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize for her research on brain circuits that control behavior, with a particular focus on the networks that regulate … [Read more...]
Greenteg Showcases CALERA Research Core Body Temperature Monitors
Greenteg’s noninvasive core body temperature monitoring solutions will be displayed at Sleep Europe 2024 from Sept 24-27. Summary: Switzerland-based thermal sensing company greenteg will showcase its CALERA Research core body temperature monitoring solutions at Sleep Europe 2024 … [Read more...]
It’s Almost Impossible to Keep Teens off Their Phones in Bed – But New Research Shows It Really Does Affect Their Sleep
By Rachael Taylor, University of Otago Parents of children and teenagers have long been warned about the dangers of screen time and digital devices before bed – the worry being that screens could harm the sleep patterns of young people. But do screens really hurt the length and … [Read more...]
Lucid Dreaming Research Lab Launches in Silicon Valley
Summary: Lucid dreaming researchers at the startup REMspace Inc have opened a laboratory in Redwood City, Calif, with the goal of developing technologies to explore lucid dreams, sleep paralysis, and other REM sleep phenomena. The team has previously demonstrated the ability to … [Read more...]
Sleep-Based Dementia Research Advances with Grant Funding
Summary: Corundum Neuroscience awarded a research grant to Tel Aviv University to develop a machine learning-based method for non-invasive detection of abnormal brain activity in deep brain regions during sleep. Led by professor Yuval Nir, the project aims to identify brain … [Read more...]
Sleep Research Society Welcomes Daniel Buysse as President | Sleep Review
Summary: Daniel Buysse, MD, has been appointed president of the Sleep Research Society board of directors. With over 30 years of experience in sleep and circadian science, Buysse will lead the Sleep Research Society in advancing sleep research and fostering collaborations with … [Read more...]
Sleep Apnea Research Shows PAP’s Impact on Health Outcomes
Summary: Investigate at the American Thoracic Culture Worldwide Meeting showcased the efficiency of favourable airway strain (PAP) therapy for snooze-disordered respiration. Vital experiments, such as people by Michael Arzt, MD, and Atul Malhotra, MD, demonstrated that PAP … [Read more...]
Data Platform Launches to Enhance Hypersomnolence Research | Sleep Review
Summary: A new patient-centric data platform has been launched to enhance research on central disorders of hypersomnolence. This platform, designed to improve understanding of these conditions, uses artificial intelligence and machine learning. The platform allows patients to … [Read more...]