FDA Clears Pulse Oximeter Ring
The ring is able to accurately measure blood oxygen levels in people with any skin tone, according to a release from the company.
The ring is able to accurately measure blood oxygen levels in people with any skin tone, according to a release from the company.
A public health measure to lower risk factors could pay for itself by reducing the number of intracerebral hemorrhage cases.
Read MoreYouth reported greater symptoms of posttraumatic avoidance when they had been exposed to childhood neglect, but this effect disappeared when sleep duration was high.
Read More“This was like a natural experiment in which we removed the effect that obesity has on cognition and saw ‘the pure effect’ of sleep difficulties, such as sleep apnea, and long sleep duration on cognitive health.”
Read MoreShorter nighttime sleep in Asian infants can’t be explained by socioeconomic factors alone.
Read MoreA longitudinal study examined the relation between sleep, classroom behavior, and academic achievement scores among primarily Black children growing up in historically disinvested neighborhoods.
Read MoreSleep deficits are robbing poor people and racial minorities of health and earning power. What can be done?
Read MoreThe award presentation occurred Thursday, June 10, during the plenary session of Virtual SLEEP 2021.
Read MoreIncreased minority representation should translate into better understanding of how heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders should help reduce health disparities.
Read More“We are interested in finding out how sleep modifies the effects of smoking behavior on lung health and exercise tolerance in African Americans as compared to Caucasian smokers.”
Read MoreInventum: Taking longer to fall asleep was associated with lower measures of verbal learning, verbal memory, and other functions over a 7-year study period.
Read MorePenn State investigators found differences between different racial and ethnic groups and the prevalence of restless legs syndrome during pregnancy, but they do not believe that race was the cause of the differences.
Read MoreA study characterized sleep-wake patterns in infants at 1- and 6-months old using ankle-placed actigraphs and parent-completed sleep diaries.
Read MoreBlack Americans are disproportionately impacted by cardiovascular disease and untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) might be partially to blame.
Read MoreThe pandemic lockdown led to a rise in the number of people experiencing sleeping problems from one in six of the sample to one in four.
Read MoreNew data shows that over 60% of African American patients evaluated for obstructive sleep apnea have a low respiratory arousal threshold, compared to 30% to 50% in other populations.
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