The College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently was awarded a five-year, $1.23 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to create a new center where scientists will develop technologies to help people with chronic illness manage fatigue and impaired sleep.

As of Sept. 23, 2016, 23 of 112 identified publications that used a Fitbit gathered sleep data for analysis.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review will host three online briefings for applicants and reviewers in November and December 2016.

Oronasal masks were associated with higher continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) requirements and higher residual apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea when compared to nasal and nasal pillow masks, according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

A study in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggest that nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) is not an effective alternative to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in acute stoke patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Last week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of a final rule on Clinical Trials Registration and Results Information Submission, and NIH also released a complementary Policy on the Dissemination of NIH-Funded Clinical Trial Information.

On Sept. 19 the American Heart Association published a scientific statement recognizing that sleep duration, mostly short sleep, and sleep disorders have emerged as being related to adverse cardiometabolic risk, including obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease.

Subjective, long-term outcomes of adenoidectomy are comparable to those of adenotonsillectomy in non-obese children under 7 years of age with moderate obstructive sleep apnea and small tonsils, according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

The University of Washington School of Nursing is launching a Center for Innovation in Sleep Self-Management, aimed at developing interventions to help adults and children with chronic illnesses sleep better and improve their health.