Respiratory Therapy

Older adults treated with targeted behavioral therapy experienced higher insomnia remission rates and a slower pace of aging compared to those receiving standard sleep education.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Slower Biological Aging: Older adults who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia demonstrated a significantly slower pac...

UT Southwestern sleep researcher Masashi Yanagisawa, MD, PhD, earned the Lasker Award for his work identifying the sleep-regulating brain peptide orexin, which has led to new treatments for sleep disorders.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Preeminent Research Recognition: Sleep researcher Masashi Yanagisawa, MD, PhD, received the 2026 Albert L...

Engineers have combined light and sound imaging methods to observe how blood vessels supply oxygen to active brain neurons in awake animal models.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Single-Cell Oxygen Monitoring: Researchers integrated two imaging modalities to simultaneously record single-neuron calcium activity alongside oxygen release from in...

The federal agency restructured its flu and COVID-19 units into a unified Influenza and Respiratory Viruses Division (IRVD). ...

A new scientific statement from the Endocrine Society emphasizes health outcomes such as sleep apnea and heart disease over weight loss alone.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Holistic Health Focus: An Endocrine Society scientific statement recommends that obesity care prioritize treating related complications, including sleep apnea and cardio...