The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Patients with severe emphysema who had one-way valves placed through a bronchoscope into airways leading to diseased areas of their lung experienced improved lung function, exercise tolerance and quality of life one year after the procedure, according to new research published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In […]
Wake Up Narcolepsy funded patient study on the relationship between narcolepsy and depression This study will investigate how people with narcolepsy are living with their condition. The research is being conducted by Jason C. Ong, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine at the Northwestern […]
The ATS Foundation has announced its new ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship in Sleep-disordered Breathing and PAP Therapy. The award will provide funding for two years in the amount of $100,000, provided by ResMed, a global leader in connected health with more than 4 million cloud-connected PAP devices monitoring patients every […]
COPD-OSA Overlap Syndrome is a dangerous condition. The combination of COPD and obstructive sleep apnea can cause: Increased occurrence of flare-ups Lowered oxygen levels at night, which can lead to higher blood pressure, increasing the risk of pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. 70% increased incidence of mortality at night than […]
Placebo-controlled trial of Ebb Insomnia Therapy publishes in the official journal of the Sleep Research Society A clinical study of a new, drug-free insomnia treatment has published in SLEEP, the official publication of the Sleep Research Society, an organization for scientific investigators who educate and research sleep and sleep disorders. […]
Smoking dramatically decreases the regenerative ability of stem cells, according to a study recently published in the journal STEM CELLS. These findings suggest that a smoker in need of stem cell therapy might fare better if the cells he receives are donated by a nonsmoker — counter to the alternative […]
Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy and his team from the University of Arizona Sleep & Health Research Program are conducting an online survey about insomnia. The overall purpose of this survey is to learn about the priorities of patient-centered outcomes in sleep disorders by asking these questions to patients, providers, parents/caregivers answering […]
Jeremy Orr, MD, of University of California, San Diego, has been awarded the new ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship in Noninvasive Ventilation (NIV) in COPD. Dr. Orr completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine, and a residency in internal medicine at UCLA’s […]
Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical […]
BTG plc, the global healthcare company, recently highlighted OPTALYSE PE one year trial results, presented at the International Society on Endovascular Therapy in Florida. The findings confirm that bilateral pulmonary embolism patients treated in as little as 2 hours with a total tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) dose as low as […]
