The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Friday, October 9, 2026
New scientific findings offer hope and a natural solution to those who suffer from sensations of crawling, pulling, throbbing, aching and itching in the legs, often resulting in sleep disruption and the uncontrollable urge to move. Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) impacts nearly 10 percent of the U.S. population and can lead to […]
People who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at an increased risk of cancer, according to a large study presented on Monday at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Barcelona, Spain. 1 A second study showed that OSA was also linked to a decline in processing powers […]
By Staff Writer at the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) An evidence-based at-home Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management Program (COPD-MP) that is administered by a respiratory therapist significantly reduced COPD readmissions, according to a study published in the American Association for Respiratory Care’s (AARC) official science journal, Respiratory Care. […]
Mental stress factors at work and in private life are associated with sleep problems among older employees. As sleep and sleep quality are of key importance for recovery, disturbances in sleep and recovery may affect not only the quality of life, but also health as well as work and functional […]
A unique study of brain activity in the cerebral cortex of epilepsy patients found there was a robust response to sound during sleep that largely mirrored the brain’s response during wakefulness. However, there was one key difference from wakefulness, namely in the level of alpha-beta waves. The attenuation of these […]
Masimo has announced the findings of a two-part retrospective study published in Telemedicine and e-Health in which Dr. Hemali Patel and colleagues at the University of Colorado and UC Health (UCH) in Aurora, Colorado evaluated the impact of remote patient monitoring (RPM) of COVID-19 patients using Masimo SafetyNet® on hospital […]
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) report is considered the essential scientific document for COPD management. A GOLD science committee 2022 review provides an explanation of some key changes in the GOLD 2022 report and is now available online ahead of print in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical […]
By Jason Tierney What goes bump in the night can result in significant pain in the daytime. New research has been published demonstrating the effectiveness of the Nociceptive Trigeminal Inhibition Tension Suppression System, or NTI-tss Plus, in significantly reducing medically diagnosed migraine pain. The device is worn during sleep and […]
Incannex Healthcare Limited (‘Incannex’ or the ‘Company’) a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing unique medicinal cannabinoid pharmaceutical products and psychedelic medicine therapies for unmet medical needs, is pleased to announce that it has completed analysis of data from the Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial investigating IHL-42X for treatment of obstructive sleep […]
A study of more than two million nights of sleep and blood pressure data found that irregularities in sleep timing and duration were associated with an increased risk of hypertension. Results show that high sleep duration irregularity was associated with a 9% to 15% increase in hypertension risk. Furthermore, a 38-minute increase […]
