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UrduGlenview, Ill. – Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine and related disciplines. Journal topics include asthma, chest infections, COPD, critical care, diffuse lung disease, education and clinical practice,…
Tag: SLEEP/SLEEP DISORDERS
“Springing forward” affects early birds less than night owls, study finds
Genetic predisposition plays a role in individuals’ reaction to abrupt change in sleep schedule; findings could have implications for other situations
The journal CHEST receives Impact Factor of 9.410
Recently released in the latest Journal Citation Reports, the journal CHEST® , the official publication of the American College of Chest Physicians® (CHEST, received a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 9.410, up from 8.308 last year. The journal retained the…
Sleep twitches facilitate motor cortex development in rats
Sleep twitches enrich coding of sensory information, lay groundwork for later motor functions
What does the sleeping brain think about?
Thanks to a unique system that decodes brain activity during sleep, a UNIGE team is deciphering the neuronal mechanisms of memory consolidation.
Guiding principles for work shift duration published by AASM and SRS
Key factors for determining shift length will help manage fatigue-related risks while meeting operational demands
CHEST releases expert guidelines for lung cancer screening
Glenview, Illinois – The American College of Chest Physicians® (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline, Screening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report . The guideline contains 16 evidence-based recommendations and an update of the evidence base…
New lung cancer screening course focuses on shared decision making
Glenview, IL – The American College of Chest Physicians® (CHEST) and Thomas Jefferson University are launching a free online educational program titled ” Shared Decision Making in Lung Cancer Screening ” to assist healthcare workers with identifying eligible patients for…
Scientists show how light therapy treats depression in mice model
Light activates the circadian clock gene Period1 in a brain region that affects the mood
New warning on teen sleep
Sleep deprivation leads to mood, mental health falls
Adult ADHD is linked to numerous physical conditions
Adults with ADHD are at higher risk of a wide range of physical conditions, including nervous system, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and metabolic diseases, according to a large register-based study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in The Lancet Psychiatry . “Identifying…
Counting sheep and still awake? Mindfulness therapy may help bring on the zzz’s
Researchers from the Centre for Sleep and Cognition at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine found mindfulness-based therapy to be more effective than an active sleep hygiene programme in improving sleep quality
Mindfulness training helps kids sleep better, Stanford Medicine study finds
At-risk children gained more than an hour of sleep per night after participating in a mindfulness curriculum at their elementary schools, a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine found. The research will be published online July 6 in…
New solution for sleep apnoea
Existing medications can reduce severity by ‘at least 30%’
Researchers reduce severity of sleep apnoea by at least 30 per cent
New research published in The Journal of Physiology shows that researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnoea in people by at least 30 per cent. Affecting around 1.5 million adults in the UK,…
Skin in the game: Transformative approach uses the human body to recharge smartwatches
UMass Amherst team designs prototype charging system for wearable devices
Starting the day off with chocolate could have unexpected benefits
Researchers find time of day eating milk chocolate can impact regulation of body weight
New position statement declares that sleep is essential to health
Statement has been endorsed by more than 25 medical, scientific, patient, and safety organizations
Stress during pandemic linked to poor sleep
SPOKANE, Wash. – Many people likely lost sleep over COVID-19. A study of twins led by Washington State University researchers found that stress, anxiety and depression during the first few weeks of the pandemic were associated with less and lower…
AASM congratulates 2021 Trainee Investigator Award recipients
Award recognizes outstanding research presented at the SLEEP annual meeting
Fitbit user data show slight increase in sleep duration in US during COVID-19 pandemic
Data from more than 163,000 Fitbit users allow large-scale analysis of sleep variables
Telemedicine program improves access to sleep care for rural veterans
Number of veterans seen at VHA TeleSleep locations tripled between 2017 and 2020
Sleep societies announce inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Award
Award recognizes the work of Dr. Charlene Gamaldo of Johns Hopkins Medicine
Music listening near bedtime disruptive to sleep, Baylor study finds
Baylor sleep researcher Michael Scullin finds ‘earworms’ continue during sleep, can cause restless nights
Like night and day: Animal studies may not translate to humans without time considerations
In a recent survey of published animal studies, researchers at West Virginia University found disregarding the animals’ circadian rhythms can hamper reproducibility, reliability and validity.
Sleep Number presents new data from its 360® Smart Beds at SLEEP 2021 Annual Meeting
Real-world data from Sleep Number® smart bed sleepers shows a potential model for predicting and tracking COVID-19 infection using sleep and biometric measures. Analysis of 18.2 million 360 smart bed sleep sessions finds heart rate variability differs with age, gender…
Artificial intelligence predicts brain age from EEG signals recorded during sleep studies
Brain age indices have potential value as diagnostic biomarkers and ‘vital signs’ of brain health
Game time and direction of travel are associated with college football team performance
Study suggests that circadian factors can influence performance of collegiate athletes
Having trouble falling asleep predicts cognitive impairment in later life
Study identifies an insomnia symptom that could be an intervention target for dementia prevention
Persistent insomnia symptoms since childhood associated with mood, anxiety disorders
Study emphasizes importance of early interventions to address insomnia symptoms in children
Wearable electroencephalogram device gathers reliable sleep data from the ear
Device has the potential to track changes in an individual’s neural signature over time
Free event will connect heart, lung, blood and sleep point-of-care inventors with resources
M2D2 program to feature NIH, Johnson & Johnson leaders
To prevent delirium, increase mobility, connection and sleep
Interventions result in shorter hospital stays, reduced readmissions, UCSF study shows
People who have trouble sleeping are at a higher risk of dying – especially diabetics
In a paper published by the Journal of Sleep Research , researchers reveal how they examined data* from half a million middle-aged UK participants asked if they had trouble falling asleep at night or woke up in the middle of…
Sleep characteristics predict cannabis use, binge drinking in teens and young adults
Circadian misalignment is a potential risk factor for substance use
Sleep disorders are associated with increased dementia risk in patients with TBI
Effect of sleep disorders on dementia risk is similar in male and female persons with TBI
Highlights from the journal CHEST®, June 2021
Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine and related disciplines. Journal topics include asthma, chest infections, COPD, critical care, diffuse lung disease, education and clinical practice, pulmonology and cardiology,…
Human brain replays new memories at 20 times the speed during waking rest
Neural replay during waking rest may contribute to memory consolidation of action sequences in humans, according to a study published June 8 in the journal Cell Reports . Brain imaging results revealed fast, repeated reactivation of a neural network representing…
Have trouble sleeping? You’re at higher risk of dying, especially if you have diabetes
Those with diabetes, frequent sleep problems were 87% more likely to die in following 9 years
Artificial intelligence enhances efficacy of sleep disorder treatments
An algorithm based on 20,000 nights of sleep that can improve the diagnosis, treatment and our overall understanding of sleep disorders has been developed at the University of Copenhagen
Covid-19 pandemic led to increased screen time, more sleep problems
A new study in the journal Sleep finds that increased evening screen time during the Covid-19 lockdown negatively affects sleep quality. During the lockdown period in Italy, daily internet traffic volume almost doubled compared to the same time in the…
Tick for insomnia treatment
Short GP intervention ‘better than drugs’ — study
Kids who sleep with their pet still get a good night’s rest: Concordia research
Hillary Rowe and Jennifer McGrath say their study upends common beliefs about sharing the bed with four-legged friends
Early bird or night owl? Study links shift worker sleep to ‘chronotype’
Sleep styles may hold the key to designing better work schedules
Role of sleep-related brain activity in clearing toxic proteins and preventing Alzheimer’s disease
Global brain activity seen on fMRI, and its connection with cerebrospinal fluid flow weaker in brains of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease risk or related toxin buildup
Waking just one hour earlier cuts depression risk by double digits
Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person’s risk of major depression by 23%, suggests a sweeping new genetic study published May 26 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Policy changes urgently needed to support tobacco cessation, warn respiratory groups
On World No Tobacco Day (31 May, 2021) the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American College of Chest Physicians® (CHEST) is a founding member, calls on governments and policymakers to make greater political and financial commitments…
Sleep warning for older men
Disruption or change can mean cognitive decline
Escape from oblivion: How the brain reboots after deep anesthesia
Innovative experiment demonstrates the resilience of the healthy human brain despite deep general anesthesia
Resetting the biological clock by flipping a switch
The biological clock is present in almost all cells of an organism. As more and more evidence emerges that clocks in certain organs could be out of sync, there is a need to investigate and reset these clocks locally. Scientists…