The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Royal Philips has announced the findings of its 6th annual sleep survey in a report titled Seeking Solutions: How COVID-19 Changed Sleep Around the World. Almost a year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Philips surveyed 13,000 adults in 13 countries to capture attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors around sleep. […]
A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society provides a roadmap that critical care clinicians’ professional societies can use to address burnout. While strongly needed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the roadmap has taken on even greater urgency due to reports of increasing pandemic-related burnout. In “Professional Societies’ Role […]
By Lindsey Nolen A common misconception across sleep medicine is that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines fully resolve sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in apnea patients showing a successful AHI. However, research has shown that residual SDB can still occur during the use of a CPAP machine, leading to the need […]
A new study found that treating obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP therapy increased self-reported physical activity in adults with a history of heart disease. During a mean follow-up period of 3.7 years, the group treated with CPAP therapy reported approximately 20% higher levels of moderate physical activity compared with the control group. […]
As the coronavirus pandemic enters its second year, stress and anxiety are leaving many American adults struggling to get sufficient, quality sleep. Some may be tempted to turn to supplements like melatonin, but the American Academy of Sleep Medicine advises caution. Melatonin is a natural hormone that helps regulate the daily […]
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital developed a new neural network that enables an easy and accurate assessment of sleep apnea severity in patients with cerebrovascular disease. The assessment is automated and based on simple nocturnal pulse oximetry, making it possible to easily screen for […]
Wellinks, a leader in innovative respiratory technologies, has announced the initiation of an IRB approved research pilot study for patients previously diagnosed with COPD. The study, led by primary investigator Dr. Brian D. Gelbman, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, will […]
Discovery May Help Explain Cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome There are few moments in life as precious, as critical and as celebrated as a baby’s first breath. New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine sheds light on the lifelong changes in breathing systems that occur precisely […]
A new study by Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, has found that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been linked to an increased risk of dementia. The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, and led by Dr. Melinda Jackson from the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, found that […]
Applying non-invasive electrical stimulation to the expiratory abdominal muscles may reduce abdominal muscle atrophy and markedly reduce the number of days adult patients require mechanical ventilation – a potentially important finding for weaning ventilated patients, including seriously ill COVID-19 patients and improving patient outcomes. Liberate Medical has announced the results […]
