Learning Sleep Stages from Radio Signals: A Conditional Adversarial Architecture
Mingmin Zhao (1) Shichao Yue (1) Dina Katabi (1) Tommi Jaakkola (1) Matt Bianchi (2) 1Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2Massachusetts General Hospital Overview: RF-Sleep learns to predict sleep stages from radio measurements without any attached sensors on subjects. We introduce a new predictive model that combines convolutional and recurrent neural networks to extract sleep-specific subject-invariant features from RF signals and capture the temporal progression of sleep. A key innovation underlying our approach is a modified adversarial training regime that discards extraneous information specific to individuals or measurement conditions, while retaining all information relevant to the …
This Device Uses Radio Waves To Track How You’re Sleeping
Scientists think it could help them better understand progression of chronic diseases like Parkinson’s By Randy Rieland | September 13, 2017 | smithsonian.com As people age into their 60s and beyond, sleep can turn into a nightly disappointment. What once was peaceful repose becomes fragmented, unsatisfying, or simply evasive. For some, the cause is chronic illness, or the medications they take to treat it. Or, it could be tied to depression and anxiety, the double whammy of aging. Also, some disorders, such as sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, often worsen in old age. It can be a vicious circle. …
7 Benefits of Dream Therapy You Might Not Know
By John D. Moore, PhD | PsychCentral Benefits of Dream Therapy Since the time of the ancients, dreams have been thought of as vehicles for other worldly communication. They’ve also been used as lenses for better seeing life’s complexities in the waking state. As an integrative therapist with a cognitive bent, I’m a big fan of dream therapy. There’s just something fun about exploring dream content and interpreting meaning. What is dream therapy? In simple speak, dream therapy is a $10.00 term used to describe a technique whereby dreams, including recurring dreams, are explored and analyzed to help understand stressors. …
Sleep Apnea Tied to Cognitive Decline
Monday, 28 Aug 2017 03:17 PM | NewsMax.com People who experience certain breathing problems at night may be more likely to develop cognitive impairment than individuals without any difficulties breathing while they sleep, a research review suggests. Data obtained from 14 previously published studies with a total of more than 4.2 million men and women showed that people with sleep-disordered breathing had 26 percent higher odds of developing cognitive impairment, researchers report in JAMA Neurology. “Identification of this sleep disorder in elderly persons might help predict future risk of cognitive impairment and thus is important for the early detection of …
Sleep apnea on the rise
Sleep doctor estimates that 80 percent of population has illness Tri-County Times | Fenton, MI Hannah Ball Staff Reporter | TCTimes.com If you get eight hours of sleep a night and still feel tired in the morning, you might have sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is the often noisy condition that prevents millions of people from getting a good night’s rest. Mid-Michigan Sleep Center Doctor George Zureikat, M.D. said “It’s a serious illness. It will affect the heart and the brain.” It also increases someone’s risk of becoming diabetic and gaining weight. Sleep apnea is the condition when throat muscles relax …
AASM Urges FMCSA and FRA to Address Sleep Apnea Screening
Published on August 24, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com While the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is disappointed in the recent decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to withdraw its advance notice of proposed rule making concerning obstructive sleep apnea, the AASM is urging both agencies to take alternative steps to improve sleep apnea screening among individuals occupying safety sensitive positions in highway and rail transportation. In the official announcement published in the Federal Register, the FMCSA indicated that it will consider making a much-needed update to the January 2015 “Bulletin to …
Shifting School Start Times Could Contribute $83 Billion to US Economy Within a Decade
Published on August 31, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com The RAND Corporation and RAND Europe have released a state-by-state analysis (in 47 states) of the economic implications of a shift in school start times in the United States, showing that a nationwide move to 8:30 am could contribute $83 billion to the U.S. economy within a decade. Even after just 2 years, the study projects a national economic gain of $8.6 billion, which would already outweigh the costs per student from delaying school start times to 8:30 am. The costs per student are largely due to transportation, such as rescheduling bus routes …
Will Fitbit’s sleep apnea tracking actually work?
Fitbit might end up losing sleep over its next big life hack by Lauren | Aug 30, 2017, 1:45pm EDT | TheVerge.com Fitbit, the digital health company whose wristbands have become synonymous with the whole activity-tracking movement, is trying to bring its health monitoring game to the next level — by focusing on a sleep disorder that affects millions of Americans. Fitbit has said that it’s working with a combination of optical sensors and machine learning tools in its R&D labs to potentially address a condition in which people stop breathing in their sleep, called sleep apnea. Its new Ionic …
Sleep problems may be early sign of Alzheimer’s
Published on August 26, 2017 | LinkedIn.com Poor sleep may be a sign that people who are otherwise healthy may be more at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life than people who do not have sleep problems, according to a study. Researchers have found a link between sleep disturbances and biological markers for Alzheimer’s disease found in the spinal fluid. Source: American Academy of Neurology …
3 Signs You Could Have Sleep Apnea—And Why You Should Address It Now
AUGUST 9, 2017 | By BECKY LITTLE | Prevention.com Sleep apnea, a medical condition that occurs when a person’s breathing is interrupted while they sleep, made headlines this summer when the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office announced that the disorder was a contributing factor in actor and writer Carrie Fisher’s death. Though there were also drug-related factors involved in the icon’s passing, the news briefly put the under-diagnosed condition in the spotlight. According to Rochelle Goldberg, MD, the director of sleep medicine services at Main Line Health, a health system in the Philadelphia area, news connecting a celebrity’s death …
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