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Researchers develop new smart speaker that uses white noise to monitor infants' breathing

Gone are the days when people use smart speakers - like Amazon Echo or Google Home -; only as kitchen timers or dinner party music players. These devices have started helping people track their own health, and can even monitor for cardiac arrest.

16 Oct 2019

White noise listening device for monitoring infant breathing

Researchers at the University of Washington have come up with a device which acts as a monitor for infant breathing patterns while playing white noise to soothe them to sleep. The results of their study with the new device would be presented in an article titled, “Contactless Infant Monitoring using White Noise,” at the MobiCom 2019 conference in Los Cabos, Mexico on the 22nd of this month.

15 Oct 2019

Retinal macular damage linked to sleep apnea in diabetes

A new Taiwanese study presented on October 14, 2019, at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, reports that macular edema in diabetes occurs more often in those who have severe sleep apnea.

15 Oct 2019

New technique reveals how the brain responds to light signals received by the retina

In recent decades, scientists have learned a great deal about how different neurons connect and send signals to each other. But it's been difficult to trace the activity of individual nerve fibers known as axons, some of which can extend from the tip of the toe to the head.

15 Oct 2019

Early diagnosis of infantile seizures crucial to brain development

When caring for a baby who is younger than 2 years old, you may focus on the usual development milestones like weight gain and head circumference. However, it may be worthwhile for pediatric specialists and parents to work together to identify if the baby has any neurological disorders.

15 Oct 2019

PAP therapy associated with reduced acute care visits for patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Treating patients with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is associated with reduced acute care visits and health care expenditures, according to a recent study.

15 Oct 2019

Sleep DownUnder 2019 hosts leading experts to reveal latest snooze secrets

Kiwifruit, cannabis, tongue implants and smartphone apps are among the latest sleep aids in the spotlight at an international sleep conference to be held in Sydney this week.

15 Oct 2019

Sleep apnea is a risk factor for developing diabetic macular edema, study shows

New research from Taiwan shows that severe sleep apnea is a risk factor for developing diabetic macular edema, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss or blindness. Diabetic macular edema was also more difficult to treat in patients with severe sleep apnea.

14 Oct 2019

Snacking could be banned on local transport in a bid to curb childhood obesity

England’s outgoing Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dame Sally Davies, the top doctor in the country, believes that snacking ought to be banned on public transport and additional taxes should be placed on unhealthy foods to make them less affordable, in order to fight the menace of childhood obesity.

14 Oct 2019

Military veterans with PTSD suffer from rare sleep disorder

Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or concussion suffer from a thrashing form of sleep behavior at a rate that is far higher than the general population, according to a new study by researchers at the VA Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health & Science University.

11 Oct 2019

Combination drug appears to improve lung health in patients with cystic fibrosis, but with caveats

In adolescent and adult patients with cystic fibrosis taking lumacaftor-ivacaftor (ORKAMBI), the combination drug appears to improve lung function and body weight and reduce the need for intravenous antibiotic treatment, according to a French study published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

11 Oct 2019

UC San Diego's CMCR announces research grants to explore cannabis for medical applications

The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, the nation's oldest research center for scientific inquiry into the safety and efficacy of cannabis, has announced $3 million in research grants to explore new applications of cannabis for a number of novel medical applications.

11 Oct 2019

Nationwide study to examine if sleep problems are linked to cognitive decline and Alzheimer's

Everybody knows sleep is good for your body. It may be good for your mind, too.

11 Oct 2019

Seminal delirium prevention program for older patients stands poised for major expansion

A seminal program for preventing delirium (the medical term for abrupt, rapid-onset confusion or altered mental state, affecting millions of older adults annually) and loss of function for hospitalized older adults stands poised for a major expansion thanks to the American Geriatrics Society.

10 Oct 2019

New study to examine link between sleep problems, cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease

Everybody knows sleep is good for your body. It may be good for your mind, too. That's what scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine will attempt to determine thanks to a $5.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health.

10 Oct 2019

‘Sticky’ gene may boost the nerve calming effects of Valium

Between 1999 and 2017, the United States experienced a 10-fold increase in the number of people who died from overdoses of Valium and other benzodiazepines.

10 Oct 2019

Irish researchers choose Shimmer's Verisense technology to study fatigue in breast cancer patients

Shimmer Research, a global leader in wearable technology for research applications, today announced that a team of researchers from Letterkenny Institute of Technology and Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) will be using Shimmer's Verisense continuous monitoring platform to study fatigue accurately in individuals with breast cancer.

10 Oct 2019

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Latest Sleep News and Research

Researchers develop new smart speaker that uses white noise to monitor infants' breathing

White noise listening device for monitoring infant breathing

Retinal macular damage linked to sleep apnea in diabetes

New technique reveals how the brain responds to light signals received by the retina

Early diagnosis of infantile seizures crucial to brain development

PAP therapy associated with reduced acute care visits for patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep DownUnder 2019 hosts leading experts to reveal latest snooze secrets

Sleep apnea is a risk factor for developing diabetic macular edema, study shows

Snacking could be banned on local transport in a bid to curb childhood obesity

Military veterans with PTSD suffer from rare sleep disorder

Combination drug appears to improve lung health in patients with cystic fibrosis, but with caveats

UC San Diego's CMCR announces research grants to explore cannabis for medical applications

Nationwide study to examine if sleep problems are linked to cognitive decline and Alzheimer's

Seminal delirium prevention program for older patients stands poised for major expansion

New study to examine link between sleep problems, cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease

‘Sticky’ gene may boost the nerve calming effects of Valium

Irish researchers choose Shimmer's Verisense technology to study fatigue in breast cancer patients

Study finds high risk of sleep problems in ethnically diverse mothers and children living in poverty

A period of rest could help ameliorate memory disturbances in PTSD

Sleep disturbances may increase Alzheimer's risk among Hispanics, shows study

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