By Sree Roy When the WatchPAT home sleep test (HST) entered the US market, the idea that a home-based device could supply a reliable apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)—without a sensor in the nose, at that—was inconceivable. During a time when sleep testing was almost exclusively done in the lab and always involved direct airflow sensing, “Itamar,…
December 20, 2024 • Research Highlight Despite decades of research and the availability of antiretroviral medications, HIV continues to pose a significant health challenge. While these medications can be used to eliminate the symptoms of HIV and prevent its spread to others, a cure has yet to be found.One major challenge is that HIV can…
Charles Spurgeon spoke of depression as the soul relentlessly bleeding out — like one who dies again and again, hour upon hour. The mind can descend far lower than the body, for in it there are bottomless pits. The flesh can bear only a certain number of wounds and no more, but the soul can…
Transcript Lily KelemenMy name is Lily Kelemen, and I’ll be telling you about what’s in a face and when do we know it’s there. We get a lot of information when we look at a face. We understand things about who a person is, like their age, their race, and their gender, and we also…
December 12, 2024 Transcript Kathryn Altman: Hello, my name is Kathryn Altman. When you look at a five-month-old baby, what do you see? At first glance, they don’t appear to do all that much. However, beneath the surface, baby’s brains are rapidly developing across a wide variety of domains, including that of communication. Communication, here…
December 12, 2024 Transcript Ifeoma Azinge: Hi, my name is Ifeoma. A common way symptoms of mental health disorders are alleviated today are through medications, and medications primarily act on their target receptors. In our brains, there are different types of receptors found, but one common type of receptor called G-protein coupled receptors or GPCRs…
Audio Transcript As the year draws to a close, so too does our Bible-reading schedule. Thanks to everyone who joined us in 2024 in the Navigators Bible Reading Plan. This late in the year, we find ourselves in the final chapters of Revelation, tomorrow reading Revelation 17 together, a chapter on the mind of Dan,…
Summary: A study published in Neurology found that sleep apnea may lead to increased brain growth in the hippocampus, the area responsible for memory and thinking. The research, which focused on Latino adults, also showed that lower oxygen levels during sleep were associated with changes in the brain’s white matter. While sleep disruptions were linked…
By Lindsey Nolen Given the prevalence of natural and artificial light sources in today’s environment, measuring an individual’s light exposure has become increasingly relevant for understanding the impacts of light on sleep health and overall well-being. For example, a study using activity and light data from the GT3X+ ActiGraph, which included more than 11,000 people,…
I consider it a high privilege to stand before you to speak the word of God. I don’t take it lightly. The act of preaching to me is sacred, serious, and very precious. What shall I say? Your leaders gave me the option: choose your own text in the Bible or continue with our Colossians…