The mission of SLEEP® is to publish innovative, high-impact research findings in sleep and circadian science across the basic, translational, and clinical research spectrum.
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The quest for automated pediatric sleep scoring: are we there yet?
Pediatric sleep assessment, and specifically the evaluation of pediatric sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), heavily relies on in-lab assessments through polysomnography (PSG). This laborious examination requires the child to sleep in a designated l...
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Posted: June 27, 2026, 12:00 am
A new bridge from sleep to wake in fruit flies
Skidmore College Faculty-Student Summer Research Program
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Posted: June 24, 2026, 12:00 am
Veni FINI: a new tool to assess functional impact in narcolepsy
Ever since narcolepsy was first described in 1877, there has been a debate lasting nearly a century over whether it is an organic disorder [1, 2]. This debate was settled after it was found that dogs can also suffer from narcolepsy and it was disc...
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Posted: June 23, 2026, 12:00 am
Altered heart rate variability is associated with all-cause mortality in patients with co-morbid insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea
AbstractStudy ObjectivesData regarding the additive effect of co-morbid insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (COMISA) on autonomic modulation is lacking, and an association between cardiac autonomic burden and all-cause mortality in COMISA remains...
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Posted: June 18, 2026, 12:00 am
Correction to: Effects of a Triage Checklist to optimize insomnia treatment outcomes and reduce hypnotic use: the RCT of the effectiveness of stepped-care sleep therapy in general practice study
This is a correction to: Rachel Manber, Nicole B Gumport, Isabelle A Tully, Jane P Kim, Bohye Kim, Norah Simpson, Lisa G Rosas, Donna M Zulman, Jeremy D Goldhaber-Fiebert, Elizabeth Rangel, Jessica R Dietch, Joshua Tutek, Latha Palaniappan, Effect...
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Posted: June 14, 2026, 12:00 am
Rethinking dopamine D3 receptor pharmacology in Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor neurological disorder whose pathophysiology is still under investigation, although established hypotheses include dopaminergic dysfunction, involvement of iron metabolism, genetic factors, and opioid ...
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Posted: June 5, 2026, 12:00 am
Context-dependent arousal via wake-promoting pontine neurons in the Drosophila melanogaster fan-shaped body
AbstractNeurons projecting into the Drosophila dorsal fan-shaped body (dFB) respond electrically during rising sleep pressure to implement sleep. While the molecular and circuit mechanisms that track sleep pressure have been an area of intense foc...
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Posted: June 5, 2026, 12:00 am
Nightmare-focused interventions and suicide prevention: clarifying the role of imagery rehearsal therapy and prazosin
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Posted: June 1, 2026, 12:00 am
