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This week in sleep news:
Glassfrogs hide their blood to be transparent when they sleep
Most of us wish we could sneak off to enjoy some uninterrupted sleep. Glassfrogs might’ve evolved to have the best way of doing this. In a study published this week in the journal Science, a group of researchers led by Duke University-based biologist Carlos Taboada discovered that the South American glassfrogs turn transparent when they sleep, due to an ability to store their visible red blood cells in their liver as a hiding place. If only parents and those with roommates could borrow the evolutionary capability…
Award-winning sleep products
National Sleep Foundation announced the winners of its 2022 Sleep Tech Awards this week, giving prizes to the Ayo for its circadian-aligned light therapy glasses, as well as Sunrise, a small sensor you can wear on your chin to give better insights into possible disordered breathing while you sleep.
Sleep features prominently among diabetes guidelines
The American Diabetes Association released its guidelines for 2023, with recommendations for closer monitoring of sleep health, given the close association between insufficient sleep and glucose intolerance.
Our second-favorite tracker...
For 364 nights of the year, the only tracker for us is our sleep tracker. But each Christmas Eve, we break out the Santa tracker from NORAD to be sure the big guy is on track. Tune in to be sure he's headed your way, then get everyone in your house to sleep on time to enjoy the holiday Zzz's you deserve.
