Cerebra, a Winnipeg-based medical technology company advancing sleep disorder diagnostics, has entered into a contract with The Government of Manitoba under a Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) for the Provision of Diagnostic Services. Through the arrangement, Cerebra will work closely with the Province of Manitoba to reduce the backlog of […]
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Sunrise and AYO Win National Sleep Foundation’s 2022 SleepTech Award
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) named AYO, and Sunrise as winners of the 2022 SleepTech® Award. NSF’s SleepTech Award recognizes the year’s most innovative efforts in advancing sleep technology, and is a feature of NSF’s ongoing work to encourage and celebrate efforts by which sleep science and insight are rapidly incorporated into accessible health products […]
ASLEEP to Unveil Largest Sleep Tech Booth at CES 2023
ASLEEP, a sleep technology company, announced that it will unveil the blueprint for an individually tailored sleep ecosystem based on its unrivaled AI-based sleep tracking technology at the CES 2023. Through AI technology that tracks sleep stages through breathing sounds during sleep, ASLEEP provides extensive sleep-related services. ASLEEP’s technology can […]
BRPT Names Amber Allen President-Elect of the Board of Directors
The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) named Amber Allen, BA, RPSGT, RST, CCSH President-Elect of the Board of Directors. Her two-year term as President will begin in January 2024. Allen has been a member of the BRPT Board since 2017, serving as Secretary as well as Chair of the […]
What to Know about Behavioral Sleep Medicine as 2023 Approaches
By Nick Orr Insights and takeaways from the early November conference for Sleep Professionals, put on by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) and the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) In early November, I attended the 2022 Behavioral Sleep Medicine’s 4th Annual Scientific Conference and CCSH Advanced […]
A Nasal Spray for Sleep Apnea?
A drug in development for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has shown promising results after researchers from Flinders University tested the treatment in people for the first time. Designed to prevent the narrowing or collapse of the upper airways during sleep, a key factor in OSA, the treatment could prove to […]
Oral Appliance Case Study: An Effective Alternative for OSA
By Ashley Spooner, DDS, D.ABDSM Introduction: Undiagnosed and untreated sleep apnea is a serious and growing health problem. The adult population in the United States has a prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) of 12%.1 This prevalence is rising at an estimated 14% growth rate between 2022-2027 due to factors […]
Unboxing: Transcend Micro Auto CPAP
Watch as we unbox Transcend’s Micro Auto CPAP. The world’s smallest auto CPAP machine.
Study Identifies Potential New Treatment Target for Sleep Apnea
In a new study with obese mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have added to evidence that specialized channel proteins are possible therapeutic targets for sleep apnea and similar abnormally slow breathing disorders in obese people. The protein, a cation channel known as TRPM7, is found in carotid bodies, […]
Takeaways: 2022 Michigan Academy of Sleep Medicine Fall Conference
Held in late October in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the MASM 2022 Conference was an Educational Two-Day Event for Attendees The Michigan Academy of Sleep Medicine hosted the 2022 Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan two weekends ago, and it was a valuable event for sleep professionals in attendance. There were […]












