Category: Screeners

Screeners

Circadian Rhythms Active in Hibernating Grizzly Bears

The internal clocks of grizzly bears appear to keep ticking through hibernation, giving the bears some energetic benefit, according to a Washington State University-led study.

Screeners

Health Care Originals Acquires Dawn Health’s Virtual Insomnia Care Platform

Health Care Originals, a maker of cardiopulmonary wearable systems, has acquired Dawn Health’s virtual care platform, which offers cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.

Screeners

Initiative Tackles Sleep Apnea at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Nexus Dental Systems launched a national initiative to screen, test, and treat obstructive sleep apnea in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities community.

Diaries

Why Evaluating Daytime Sleepiness in Children is Essential

A recently published literature review provides guidance on screening, diagnoses, and treatment for a common symptom.

Questionnaires

Accuracy of Restless Legs Syndrome Screening Questionnaires Questioned

For epidemiological studies, screening instruments used to diagnose restless legs syndrome in the absence of clinical interviews aren’t cutting it, experts say.

Actigraphy

Study Assesses Sleep and Fatigue Risk in Emergency Physicians

Investigators were surprised to learn that their hypothesis, which predicted a linear increase in fatigue with later shift start times, was not supported by the data they collected.

Circadian & Sleep Biomarkers

Salimetrics Introduces Stress Assessment Option for HST

While melatonin testing was central to the initial circadian phase assessment, Salimetrics says it worked quickly to add the stress component as an optional add-on.

Smart Phone

Will Your Smartphone Be the Next Doctor’s Office?

Doctors have found some real-world success in deploying the smartphone as a medical device, including for sleep apnea screening, but the overall potential remains unfulfilled.