POSTS TAGGED AS sleep

Monitoring Circadian Disturbances and Frailty Risk in Older Adults

Circadian rhythm and frailty
“We [at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA] investigated prospective associations of circadian disturbances with incident frailty [MORE]

Neurostimulatiion for Insomnia

Non-invasive neurotechnology reduces symptoms of insomnia and improves autonomic nervous system function
“[A] new study from researchers at Wake Forest University [MORE]

Sleep, Hypertension and the Microbiome

Human gut biome
From nursing research at the University of Illinois-Chicago: “The gut microbiota, via the production of metabolites entering the [MORE]

Predicting Blood Pressure

Wearable technology
Engineers at the University of California at San Diego have designed a wearable monitor that tracks sleep, exercise and [MORE]

Sleep, Memory and Beta-Amyloid

Brain with Beta-Amyloid (right)
Sleep is healthful. Indeed, poor sleep quality may be an early sign of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and [MORE]

Sleep Monitoring Headphones

Kokoon EEG Head Phones
A person’s blood pressure drops to its lowest point during REM sleep and without three periods of [MORE]

Sleep and Disease Indications

Sleep Disturbances
This report, about studies done at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany, suggests that sleep disturbance is an early [MORE]

Tongue Pacemaker for Sleep Apnea

Sleep Apnea Pacemaker
Otolaryngologists Charité — Universitätsmedizin in Berlin have implanted the world’s first pacemaker device to control sleep apnea.  [MORE]

“Quantified Self Confidence”

Basis Watch
This wristwatch-like band from Basis Technology (San Fransciso, CA) monitors heart rate, calories burned, physical activity and [MORE]

Nightshirt Sleep Monitor

Somnus Nightshirt by Nyx
Based on respiration variation patterns between REM sleep and deep sleep, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital [MORE]

Distance Monitoring of Sleep

Zeo Sleep Monitor
Self monitoring for blood glucose, and self dosing for OTC medications are commonly practiced, so why not [MORE]

News and Views About Sleep

Sleep.com bills itself as “your online resource for sleep,” offering tips, products, and articles about this intriguing phenomena. While [MORE]

Tracking Symptoms in Complex Disease

Cancer patients usually present multiple secondary symptoms, such as depression, fatigue, difficulty sleeping, joint and back pain, nausea and dry [MORE]

Cleveland Clinic’s Top 10 Innovations for 2010

At Number 1: A new non-surgical, removable hearing and communication device designed to imperceptibly transmit sound via the teeth to [MORE]