The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Friday, September 11, 2026
Alkermes plc announced the publication of data from the Vibrance‑1 phase 2 study of alixorexton in adults with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) in The Lancet Neurology. Alixorexton is a novel, investigational, oral, selective orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) agonist in development for the treatment of NT1, narcolepsy type 2 (NT2) and […]
A short workout or a nap can help protect memory after a sleepless night, a McGill University-led study has found. Researchers found people who either completed 20 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise or took a 90-minute nap performed about 22 per cent better on memory tests after 30 hours without sleep […]
An analysis of biological clocks throughout the human body suggests that too few hours of sleep—and too many—may speed aging in the brain, heart, lung, and immune system and is associated with a wide range of diseases. “Previous studies have found that sleep is largely linked to aging and the […]
With more than 7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s dementia — a number projected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050 — new Emory University research suggests that higher vitamin D supplement intake may be associated with better cognitive function in adults with an elevated risk of dementia. In a […]
A novel AI model can use information collected during routine sleep studies to identify patients’ long-term health risks, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. Developed by a multidisciplinary research team, the model uncovered hidden sleep patterns linked to risks including heart disease, cognitive decline and death. The […]
Researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa in Leganés, part of the public health network of the Comunidad de Madrid, have developed a methodology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze brain electrical activity during sleep and facilitate the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. The […]
A new study from Penn State College of Medicine to be presented at the SLEEP 2026 annual meeting found that excessive daytime sleepiness is associated with higher odds of both prevalent and incident hypertension, and taking 30 minutes or longer to fall asleep further increases that risk. Results show that […]
People who shortened their sleep by around 80 minutes a night for six weeks gained weight—one pound on average—and were more sedentary, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have found. “Our study shows that getting adequate sleep may help reduce the risk of weight gain and obesity-related […]
Addex Therapeutics announced publication of new preclinical research demonstrating that ADX71743, a selective negative allosteric modulator (NAM) of metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGlu7), significantly modulates sleep-wake regulation and stress-related neurochemistry in animal models. The data, published in the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, expands the growing body of evidence supporting mGlu7 […]
Recently published study results demonstrate the efficacy of LivaNova Plc’s aura6000 System in treating moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the full 12-month results from the company’s OSPREY randomized controlled trial (RCT) demonstrate the safety and efficacy of proximal hypoglossal nerve stimulation (pHGNS), a differentiated neurostimulation modality. Overall, the study authors concluded that pHGNS for OSA yielded clinically significant improvements versus […]
