Category: Sleep Treatments

Sleep Treatments

Are Dopamine Agonists Doing More Harm Than Good for Restless Legs Syndrome Patients?

A new study finds about 20% of restless legs syndrome patients are prescribed doses above recommended maximum.

Sleep Treatments

Gene Therapy Improves OSA in Mice

The researchers used magnetic resonance imaging on the sleeping mice to show that their airways opened after delivering the drug, but not in other mice injected with only saline.

Sleep Treatments

In Less Than 2 Hours, Airing Surpasses $100,000 Goal to Develop Micro-CPAP

It didn’t take Airing LLC long to reach its crowdfunding goal of $100,000 for its disposable...

CPAP & PAP Devices

Fisher & Paykel’s New CPAP Nasal Mask Goes On Like a Baseball Cap

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd has received US regulatory clearance for F&P Evora, a nasal mask for positive airway pressure systems.

Insomnia Devices

New Over-the-Counter Device for Sleeplessness Debuts, Prescription Version Available for Diagnosed Insomnia

Ebb Insomnia Therapy, a wearable device that lowers temperature to promote sleep, received FDA...

Therapy Devices

How to Figure Out How Much Sleep Is Right for You

Sleep deprivation is a common problem, affecting more than a third of American adults. Healthline reports on some of the emerging tech that is designed to help people get better shuteye.

Pharmaceuticals

Intranasal Leptin Prevents Opioid-Induced Sleep Apnea in Obese Mice

When on opioids, people with sleep apnea are likely to have more breathing pauses than those who are not medicated.

Surgeries & Procedures

Society: Resume Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Before COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over

The ASMBS declared metabolic and bariatric surgery "medically necessary and the best treatment for those with the life-threatening and life-limiting disease of severe obesity" and called for the safe and rapid resumption of procedures.

Behavioral Sleep Medicine

9 Tips to Sleep Better When Working from Home

A clinical psychologist at Penn State Health offers tips to reclaim a good night’s sleep and establish a better work-home balance.