Sleep Medicine News, Research, & Articles

NIH announces funding to validate mobile and wireless tools

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites R01 revision applications from investigators and institutions with active NIH-supported research project awards to support an expansion of the scope of approved and funded projects to incorporate recent advances in mobile and wireless tools to validate these tools for measurement and intervention delivery (PA-16-043).

2017-09-15T18:03:00-05:00August 25th, 2017|Research|

Research funded by NHLBI may help develop a blood test for sleep apnea

The development of a convenient blood test for obstructive sleep apnea is being explored by researchers funded by the National, Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), according to the NHLBI.

2017-08-25T00:00:00-05:00August 25th, 2017|Research|

NIH requests input on Environmental Influences on Child Health (ECHO) protocol

The National Institutes of Health has issued a request for information seeking feedback on the development of the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-wide Cohort data collection protocol.

2017-09-15T18:17:11-05:00August 18th, 2017|Research|

AHRQ releases report on the management of insomnia disorder

Earlier this week the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released a research summary for clinicians, Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence, which highlights findings from an AHRQ-funded evidence review.

2017-09-18T19:58:02-05:00August 4th, 2017|Research|

ASMF announces 2018 Focused Projects Award

The American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) is pleased to announce the 2018 Focused Projects Award.

2017-07-31T00:00:00-05:00July 31st, 2017|Professional Development, Research|

NIH director testifies before House Appropriations Subcommittee

Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, director of the National Institutes of Health, recently testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies.

2017-05-19T00:00:00-05:00May 19th, 2017|Research|

Submit your high-risk, high-reward research proposal for NIH director’s awards

The National Institutes of Health requests applications for The Common Fund’s high-risk, high-reward research program.

2017-05-19T00:00:00-05:00May 19th, 2017|Research|

NIH to implement Grant Support Index to optimize research funding

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced that it will implement a new Grant Support Index (GSI) when assessing research applications.

2017-05-05T00:00:00-05:00May 5th, 2017|Research|

CDC announces call for submissions for Healthy Behavior Data Challenge

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a call for submissions for the Healthy Behavior Data Challenge.

2017-04-28T00:00:00-05:00April 28th, 2017|Research|

Submit comments on proposed VA survey of veterans’ sleep problems and other health factors

The Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a plan to conduct a survey of veterans’ health and well-being, including their sleep problems, to capture novel predictors of hospital admission and identify clusters of complex patients based on survey- and claims-based covariates.

2017-04-28T00:00:00-05:00April 28th, 2017|Research|