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ProSomnus Inc announced plans to design a head-to-head clinical trial comparing its precision oral appliance therapy (OAT) and hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HNS) in treating patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea. The clinical trial plans follow updated results from the First Line Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment Study (FLOSAT), a prospective, independent, head-to-head, crossover study comparing the…
OverviewThis webinar will review key factors for grant applicants to consider when developing plans related to protecting human subjects, as well as data safety and monitoring in clinical research studies funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The webinar will also review regulatory and operational considerations for clinical research studies, which may be…
A new Flinders University study has found significant workplace productivity losses among young Australian adults, primarily caused by insomnia. The study, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, used data from the West Australian longitudinal Raine Study Generation 2 cohort, which includes 554 workers aged 22 years. The new study showed that total workplace productivity…
By Alyx Arnett Adults’ use of melatonin supplements in the United States has more than quintupled between 1999 and 2018,1 a trend Judith Owens, MD, MPH, director of sleep medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, has noticed in her clinical sleep practice. Almost every patient, regardless of age, who was coming in with a complaint of…
A study led by a University of Missouri School of Medicine researcher has established that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective first-line treatment for insomnia among individuals with alcohol use disorder, regardless of abstinence from alcohol. According to the researchers, it is the first study to document that treating insomnia with CBT-I…
By Regina Patrick, RPSGT, RST People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, stroke, heart failure, arrhythmias, atrial fibrosis, atrial fibrillation, enlarged left ventricles, and arterial stiffness.1,2,3 Logically, preventing episodes of OSA should reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, but study findings are mixed.4 Because CPAP…
Leviticus is the book where many Bible-reading plans go to die. Those who begin well in Genesis and Exodus find themselves, like the people of Israel, stumbling through the wilderness in Leviticus and Numbers, desperate to find their way to the story of David or the letters of Paul. For many, they stumble because they…
Jesus sent out seventy-two disciples into the towns where he was about to go. He said to them, “Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you’” (Luke 10:9). When they came back from their ministry, Luke tells us, The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord,…
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) congratulates the recipient of the 2023 Trainee Investigator Award, Melissa Nevarez-Brewster, and the three individuals who received the honorable mention designation. They were recognized during the AASM annual membership meeting, which was held Monday, June 5, during the SLEEP 2023 annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies…