Wrist Accelerometers Help Researchers Link Sleep Quality to Psychiatric Disease
The researchers found striking trends when they examined the associations between the sleep measures and inpatient psychiatric diagnoses.
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Battery-Less Ultrathin Sensors May Be the Future of Sleep Apnea Screening
The ability for integrated health monitors to use ambient motion to power and activate sensors will help accelerate their adoption.
Wearable Sleep Trackers
LatestStudy Shows Fitbit Heart Rate-Tracking Devices Accurately Track Light, REM, and Deep Sleep Stages
Fitbit has validated the ability of wrist-worn trackers that incorporate movement and cardiac sensors, like Fitbit Alta HR, Fitbit Blaze, and Fitbit Charge 2, to accurately determine light, deep, and REM sleep stages.
Fitbit Gets FDA Clearance for ECG App
Fitbit received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its electrocardiogram app to assess heart rhythm for atrial fibrillation.
Read MoreElectrode-Sensor Eye Mask Allows for Sleep Quality & Disorders Studies That Couldn’t Be Done Before, Its Developers Say
Chesma’s “unique bimodality” will enable studies not possible until now, for investigating sleep quality and sleep disorders, according to its developers.
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National Sleep Foundation Partners with Samsung to Provide Sleep Health Education
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch3 will feature an updated sleep tracking function that will generate a “sleep score.” Sleep scores will be accompanied by educational sleep health messages.
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Masimo Adds to Its Direct-to-Consumer Solutions with Sleep Wellness Device
Masimo Sleep is fueled by the same expertise in signal processing and sensor development that drives the Masimo hospital products.
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Apple Reveals New Sleep Tracking Software
A software update coming to the Apple Watch Series 5 in a few months will include new sleep tracking features, according to a report from Forbes.
Read MoreThis is the beginning of true, comfortable EEG sleep recordings at home
Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhDReviewed: Fitbit Charge 4 Sleep Tracking
A writer for CNET evaluates all the sleep tracking features on the recently released Fitbit Charge 4. Each morning, the Fitbit app gives you a Sleep Score based on everything from sleep duration to sleep stages, heart rate and...
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How to Buy Wrist Oximeters
Here are some factors that sleep medicine professionals who opt for wrist-worn devices should consider.
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Clinically Validated Sleep Wearables Are Coming [Editor’s Message]
This year may be when several consumer wearables get FDA approvals for their sleep measurements.
Read MoreTracking Sleep: Does Fitbit Measure Up to Clinical Standards?
We’ve come a long way from measuring the quality of our sleep by the hour, though that’s still important—only a generation ago it was recommended that we needed eight hours; before that, it was 10. Now, some...
Read MoreFitbit May Track Sleep Time Accurately, But Overestimate Problems
Fitbit might be doing a relatively good job of tracking hours of sleep, but researchers warn its shortcomings can create more anxiety for those who struggle to rest. Two small studies conducted by Monash University, published in...
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Singapore Study Using Wearable Trackers Links Insufficient Sleep to Increased Rate of Biological Aging
Analyzing data collected from wearable trackers, researchers from the SingHealth Duke-NUS...
Read MoreHow Beddr and Other Tech Start-ups Hope to Help Millions of Americans Get a Good Sleep
Once a niche space, the category of sleep solutions has exploded in recent years in the form of coaching apps, wearables and accessories that are designed to fit on the bed or “smart” mattress, reports CNBC.But sleep...
Read MoreApple Didn’t Release Its Rumored Smartwatch Sleep-Tracking App. Don’t Lose Sleep Over That
There was a rumor circulating that Apple has been working on a new smartwatch sleep tracking app, but so far the company has not released any new apps to tackle the big problem of sleep, reports CNBC. With a new sleep-tracking...
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Dreem Releases Biofeedback Headband System to Help Consumers Monitor Their Sleep
Dreem has released a biofeedback headband with seven sensors that work together to measure key...
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