The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Nightmares are among the most agonizing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – a condition that can develop after exposure to severe traumatic experiences, such as disasters, serious accidents, acts of violence, or wartime experiences. Individuals affected relive the events intensely at night, as if they were real, time and […]
Monash University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) today announce the renewal of their landmark research partnership at a ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts. Australia’s largest university and one of Boston’s largest hospitals are advancing innovation in sleep and circadian medicine through a world-leading research initiative that will include investigating the […]
Sleep.ai announced findings from a peer-reviewed study led by Washington State University, in collaboration with the University of Washington, exploring sleep patterns in people with chronic insomnia. It is the longest known objective, real-world characterization of objective sleep in chronic insomnia. Published in JMIR Formative Research, the study tracked 112 adults […]
Nexalin Technology, Inc. announced the online publication of a peer-reviewed study in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics reporting significant clinical improvement and measurable brain-network modulation in patients with chronic insomnia treated with the Company’s high-power 15 mA, 77.5 Hz stimulation approach. The paper was published online on April 20, 2026. The study, titled: “Modulating […]
Eisai Inc. announced today that screening for global Study E2086-G000-202 (Study 202) to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of E2086, a novel selective orexin-2 receptor, is now registered on ClinicalTrials.gov as NCT07493265. Study sites are also planned for Canada, China, Europe, Japan, and South Korea. Study 202 is a three-period, […]
Sunrise Group announced results from the SUNSAS clinical study, now published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, a leading international medical journal. Supported by the French Ministry of Health through the Forfait Innovation program, this study is the largest randomized controlled trial to date evaluating an at-home diagnostic pathway for obstructive […]
UCLA Research Brief A new study led by UCLA investigators shows that Verbal Reaction Time (VRT), the amount of time it takes a person to respond verbally, can be a marker of sleepiness in older adults. The study, which measured participants’ voice data through standardized cognitive assessments, show how VRT […]
University of Texas at Dallas researchers, in partnership with Texas-based biotech company EnLiSense, have demonstrated a pioneering wearable perspiration-based sensor that measures two key hormones that regulate the body’s sleep-wake cycle. The electrochemical sensor continuously monitors cortisol, which promotes wakefulness, and melatonin, which signals the body to sleep. The bioengineers […]
Pregnancy transforms nearly every system in a woman’s body, yet the specificity and timing of these changes remain poorly understood. To help fill that gap, scientists from Oura’s science team recently published one of the largest longitudinal analyses of its kind, using real-world data from more than 10,000 pregnancies tracked […]
Millions of people worldwide who suffer with chronic insomnia are all too familiar with its profound impact on cognitive function, mood, and overall health and well-being. Many of these patients have success with first-line treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and pharmacological interventions, but relief remains elusive for many with […]
