Researchers at the University of Tsukuba develop a machine-learning algorithm for automatically classifying the sleep stages of lab mice. Combining two techniques, they achieve 96.6% accurac... Read more
When it comes to managing anxiety disorders, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth had it right when he referred to sleep as the “balm of hurt minds.” While a full night of slumber stabilizes emotio... Read more
Patients with sleep disorders could be studied nonintrusively at home using wireless signals. More than 50 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders, and diseases including Parkinson’s a... Read more
Overriding the Urge to Sleep The work was done in the laboratory of Viviana Gradinaru (BS ’05), assistant professor of biology and biological engineering, Heritage Medical Research Ins... Read more
A new measuring system is enabling sleep monitoring in your own bed. A sensor is placed under the bed sheets, measuring e.g. heart rate, breathing, sleep quality and sleep length. The sleep... Read more
How well did you sleep last night? If you don’t know you could try asking your mate, or you could ask your iPhone. Lark, a Silicon Valley startup has created a wristband that tracks your mot... Read more
No more crashing on the floor. Russian invention lets travelers sleep with dignity, even in departure lounges Would you spend the night in this? The Sleepbox at the Sheremetyevo Internationa... Read more
Although the number of Wi-Fi hotspots has increased dramatically in most places over the past few years, the explosion in the number of smartphones and laptops attempting to make use of such... Read more