{"690279":{"#nid":"690279","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Soft, Skin-Like Nasal Patch Could Transform Sleep Monitoring","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESleep-related breathing disorders, including sleep apnea, affect millions of people worldwide but frequently go undiagnosed. One major barrier to diagnosis is the test itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETraditional sleep monitoring systems often rely on bulky equipment and nasal cannulas \u2014 small tubes inserted into the nostrils to measure airflow. While effective, these systems can be uncomfortable, intrusive, and difficult to tolerate overnight, limiting their use for long-term monitoring at home.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, researchers led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/yeo\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EW. Hong Yeo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Peterson Professor in Pediatric Research at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, have developed a soft, wireless nasal patch that could offer a more comfortable alternative for monitoring breathing during sleep.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe technology, described in a recent study published in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pnas.org%2Fdoi%2F10.1073%2Fpnas.2605960123\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctracie.troha%40me.gatech.edu%7Cce0da602964f459c097e08deb13aa914%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C1%7C0%7C639143062664873257%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=7v2YqFZdB%2F1EBX3YLD0J2SiAQNkex92qZDCERO1qR7E%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, uses ultrathin, skin-like wearable electronics to detect subtle movements of the nose caused by breathing without tubes, wires, or direct airflow measurements.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/news\/soft-skin-nasal-patch-could-transform-sleep-monitoring\u0022\u003ERead the full story on the George W. 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