Empatica, a pioneer in digital biomarker development and patient monitoring using wearables and AI, today unveiled EmbraceMini, its revolutionary new wearable for clinical trials. EmbraceMini is an ultra-compact health monitoring device, focused on delivering exceptional wearability and high-quality data without compromising sponsor or participant needs. With its incredibly small footprint and […]
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The Implications of Sleep Duration, Weight Loss and Sleep Hygiene
By Nathan Costiuc, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC As the dark shadow of COVID-19 begins to lift, critically-important health concerns which had previously shrunk in significance are now returning to the limelight, chief among these being obesity. Unfortunately, the transition to low-level endemicity we hope for with SARS-CoV-2 is nowhere in sight […]
AASM Remembers Dr. Dement
The AASM regrets to announce the passing of our founding president, Dr. William C. Dement, on June 17, 2020. A researcher, clinician, educator, advocate, mentor and friend to the entire sleep community and beyond, Dement is a luminary in the history of sleep medicine who helped build the sleep field […]
AASM Publishes Clinical Practice Guideline on Use of Actigraphy for Sleep Disorders
New recommendations for evaluating adult and pediatric patients with suspected sleep-wake disorders Actigraphy can be a useful clinical tool for the evaluation of adult and pediatric patients with suspected sleep disorders, including circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, according to a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). […]







