npj Women s Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2(1)
Published: Nov. 6, 2024
Abstract
In
tasks
involving
human
health
condition
data,
feature
selection
is
heavily
affected
by
data
types,
the
complexity
of
manifestation,
and
variability
in
physiological
presentation.
One
type
often
overlooked
or
oversimplified
effect
biological
sex.
As
females
have
been
chronically
underrepresented
clinical
research,
we
know
less
about
how
conditions
manifest
females.
Innovations
wearable
technology
enabled
individuals
to
generate
high
temporal
resolution
for
extended
periods
time.
With
millions
days
now
available,
additional
pipelines
should
be
developed
systematically
identify
sex-dependent
along
with
effects
many
per-person
are
included
analysis.
Here
present
a
set
statistical
approaches
as
technique
identifying
behavioral
manifestations
complex
diseases
starting
from
longitudinal
which
evaluated
on
diabetes,
hypertension,
their
comorbidity.
Journal of Sleep Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 10, 2025
Targeted
memory
reactivation
represents
an
established
technique
for
promoting
sleep-dependent
consolidation
in
laboratory
studies.
This
investigation
aimed
to
test
the
potentiality
of
a
wearable
electroencephalography-based
closed-loop
targeted
system
boost
vocabulary
learning
home
settings.
In
evening,
24
adults
(23.58
years
±
3.36
years,
19
females)
were
asked
learn
Italian
translation
40
pseudowords
(test
session).
Subsequently,
participants
slept
at
their
wearing
electroencephalography
headband
(Dreem
2),
and
half
acoustically
re-presented
(cued)
following
real-time
detection
slow
waves.
After
awakening,
recall
translations
was
retested.
The
stimulation
effect
evaluated
by
comparing
test-retest
variations
accuracy
between
cued
uncued
pseudowords.
Moreover,
we
assessed
event-related
potentials
spectral
perturbations
induced
stimuli
during
sleep,
electrophysiological
correlates
correctly
translated
with
incorrectly
ones
retest
session.
Closed-loop
increased
(+8.6%),
while
no
significant
variation
items
observed
(-4.6%).
Time-frequency
analysis
indicated
power
increase
spindle
frequency
band
coinciding
second
positive
peak
sound-elicited
wave
as
correlate
successful
morning
recall.
study
extended
effectiveness
enhancing
ecological
environment,
providing
further
support
role
activity
effect.
A
could
represent
memory-enhancement
tool
real-world
settings
hallmark
sleep
electroencephalographic
rhythms
consolidation.
Journal of Sleep Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 9, 2025
Sleep
is
essential
for
mental
and
physical
health,
research
in
the
field
has
substantially
expanded
over
past
50
years.
Co-production
methodology
been
increasingly
used
within
health
social
care
research,
refers
to
collaboration
between
researchers,
policy
makers,
community
partners
wider
stakeholders.
The
aim
of
this
scoping
review
was
detail
use
co-production
methods
sleep
research.
A
existing
literature
conducted
using
seven
databases
following
PRISMA-ScR
guidelines.
Search
terms
included
objective
subjective
outcomes,
methodologies.
Sixteen
studies
were
final
review:
10
solely
qualitative
inform
intervention
design
development
(sleep
as
a
primary
outcome
[n
=
5]
secondary
5]),
six
methodologies
establish
priority
future
Most
consultation
approaches
interventions
(n
8),
instead
co-design
teams
2).
Two
focusing
on
recruiting
participants
from
clinical
populations
with
poor
sleep,
other
recruited
those
underlying
conditions
or
healthy
population.
most
common
limitations
small
sample
size,
researcher
driven
topics/domains
PAR
components,
under-representative
samples
COVID-19
pressures.
Future
should
consider
study
conceptualisation,
through
design,
implementation
further
benefit
intended
Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 12, 2025
Purpose
of
review
Improved
perioperative
patient
monitoring
is
a
crucial
step
toward
better
predicting
postoperative
outcomes.
Wearable
devices
capable
measuring
various
health-related
metrics
represent
novel
tool
that
can
assist
healthcare
providers.
However,
the
literature
surrounding
wearables
wide-ranging,
preventing
clinicians
from
drawing
definitive
conclusions
regarding
their
utility.
This
intends
to
consolidate
recent
on
and
summarize
most
salient
information.
Recent
findings
cardiac
output
colonic
motility
have
recently
been
piloted
with
mixed
results.
Novel
measurement
techniques
for
established
also
studied,
including
photoplethysmography
heart
rate
blood
pressure
along
resistance
thermometers
temperature.
Nuanced
methods
synthesizing
data
piloted,
machine-learning
algorithms
adverse
events
trajectory
curves
count
progression.
are
generally
well
accepted,
although
adjuvant
support
systems
improved
satisfaction.
Summary
Perioperative
valuable
tools
tracking
health
metrics,
events,
improving
Future
research
removing
barriers
such
as
technological
illiteracy,
artifact
generation,
false-positive
alarms
would
enable
integration
into
hospital
setting.
Journal of Sleep Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 9, 2024
Summary
Inadequate
sleep
in
older
adults
is
linked
to
health
issues
such
as
frailty,
cognitive
impairment
and
cardiovascular
disorders.
Maintaining
regular
patterns
important
for
healthy
aging,
making
effective
monitoring
essential.
While
polysomnography
the
gold‐standard
diagnosing
disorders,
its
use
home
settings
limited.
Alternative
objective
methods
can
offer
insights
into
natural
factors
affecting
them
without
limitations
of
polysomnography.
This
scoping
review
aims
examine
current
technologies,
sensors
parameters
used
home‐based
adults.
It
also
explore
various
predictors
outcomes
associated
with
understand
at
home.
We
identified
54
relevant
articles
using
PubMed,
Scopus,
Web
Science
an
AI
tool
(Research
Rabbit),
48
studies
wearable
technologies
eight
non‐wearable
technologies.
Further,
six
types
were
utilized.
The
most
common
technology
employed
was
actigraphy
wearables,
while
ballistocardiography
electroencephalography
less
common.
frequent
measured
total
time,
wakeup
after
onset
efficiency,
only
evaluating
architecture
terms
stages.
Additionally,
categories
analysed,
including
Health‐related,
Environmental,
Interventional,
Behavioural,
Time
Place,
Social
associations.
These
associations
correlate
include
in‐bed
behaviours,
exterior
housing
conditions,
aerobic
exercise,
living
place,
relationship
status,
seasonal
thermal
environments.
Journal of Sleep Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 3, 2025
Automated
sleep
staging
on
wearable
data
could
improve
our
understanding
and
management
of
epilepsy.
This
study
evaluated
scoring
by
a
deep
learning
model
223
night-sleep
recordings
from
50
patients
measured
in
the
hospital
with
an
electroencephalogram
(EEG)
device.
The
scored
stage
every
30-s
epoch
EEG
data,
we
compared
output
clinical
expert
20
nights,
each
for
different
patient.
Bland-Altman
analysis
examined
differences
automated
both
modalities,
using
mixed-effect
models,
explored
between
without
seizures.
Overall,
found
moderate
accuracy
Cohen's
kappa
standard
(0.73
0.59)
(0.61
0.43)
versus
expert.
F1
scores
also
varied
modalities.
sensitivity
was
very
low
N1.
Moreover,
underestimated
duration
most
macrostructure
parameters
except
N2.
On
other
hand,
seizures
during
admission
slept
more
night
(6.37,
95%
confidence
interval
[CI]
5.86-7.87)
(5.68,
CI
5.24-6.13),
p
=
0.001,
but
spent
time
In
conclusion,
accelerometry
monitor
epilepsy,
approach
can
help
automate
analysis.
However,
further
steps
are
essential
to
performance
before
implementation.
Trial
Registration:
SeizeIT2
trial
registered
clinicaltrials.gov,
NCT04284072.
