Just 45 minutes of patient education can improve outcomes for patients with chronic diseases, according to a study in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. The study, titled The Other 45, assigned 47 patients who were diagnosed with a chronic disease, like hypertension, COPD, or diabetes, to visit with a second-year medical student for […]
Author: Shauna Hiller
Oral Appliance Maker’s First “Lab in Lab” Sites Operational in US, Canada
Oral appliance maker Oventus Medical Ltd has launched its first five “lab in lab” sites in the United States and Canada to coincide with the launch of the O2Vent Optima oral device within US sleep and dental channels. In September, the O2Vent Optima received regulatory clearance from the FDA. “Since we announced our first Canadian […]
PTSD Ups Odds of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Veterans
Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or concussion have a thrashing form of sleep behavior at a rate that is far higher than the general population, according to a new study by researchers at the VA Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health & Science University. The finding was published online in the journal SLEEP. […]
Zebrafish Study Sheds Light on How Sleep Is Regulated in the Brain
The intensity of brain activity during the day, notwithstanding how long we’ve been awake, appears to increase our need for sleep, according to a new University of London (UCL) study in zebrafish. The research, published in Neuron, found a gene that responds to brain activity in order to coordinate the need for sleep. It helps […]