The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Friday, August 28, 2026
The thought of histamines might conjure up images of itchy hives or the tickling sensation just before a sneeze, but scientists have come to realize there is much more to histamines than their connection to allergies. Recent research reveals that histamines play a vital role in wakefulness. Produced by brain […]
A pediatric sleep specialist at Seattle Children’s Hospital, Lourdes DelRosso, MD, PhD, had long noted that many parents would come to a consultation with concerns that their children “moved a lot in their sleep, were tired during the day, or had problems in school.” The parents attributed the daytime symptoms […]
In recent years, the landscape of sleep diagnostics has undergone a seismic shift. Home sleep tests (HSTs) have emerged as a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional in-lab polysomnography (PSG), challenging the very foundation of sleep laboratories. This evolution begs the question: Is the rise ofHSTs signaling the demise of […]
For many years, sleep technologists were primarily responsible for conducting overnight polysomnography (PSG) studies, performing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)/bilateral positive airway pressure (BiPAP) titrations, and ensuring the accuracy of diagnostic data. Their principal goal was gathering and analyzing sleep data to help physicians diagnose sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and other […]
By RamMohan Gumpeni, MD, Victor Beauvil, RRT, PhD, Orsete Dias, PhD, Arunabh Talwar, MD, FCCP The coronavirus is a health crisis of immense proportion. It is increasingly clear that the current healthcare delivery models will be defined by a clear demarcation: the period before COVID-19 and the new normal that […]
