NSF Endorses Weekend Catch-Up Sleep in New Guideline

The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) issued a new guideline emphasizing the benefit of consistent sleep schedules on health and performance, while also endorsing catch-up sleep on non-work days when needed.  A multidisciplinary expert panel consisting of authorities in sleep and circadian science developed the consensus recommendation, which indicates that consistent sleep and wake times are…

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NIH-Supported Study to Monitor Pregnant Women for OSA

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has awarded Rest Technologies Inc a Small Business Innovation Research grant to demonstrate the ability to monitor sleep in pregnant women nightly to identify the onset of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).  Rest Technologies will monitor patients using the Rest Tracker platform, a medical-grade application using SleepImage’s US Food and…

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