Sleep Science Friday: who we are and what we do
Hello from the Sleep Science Friday team!
Sleep Science Friday is your weekly source of updates from the ESRS and the research our community is producing. As we reflect on the past year of the SSF and make plans for the next, we wanted to properly introduce ourselves and share what we have been doing and how you can get involved.
We are a team of four researchers working across Europe including Dr Maria Hrozanova a neuroscience post-doc in Norway focused on cognitive treatments for insomnia, Dr Purbanka Pahari a biomedical engineer in Finland working on hypoxic severity in OSA patients, Dr Adelina Anton an internal medicine specialist in Romania with interest in the cardio-metabolic consequences of OSA and Dr Kate Porcheret a post-doc in the UK with a focus on sleep, stress and trauma. Together we work with Ana Rocha from the ESRS office to bring you SSF.
Through SSF we aim to keep you up to date with news from the ESRS and our members with a particular focus on highlighting the latest research from our members. Over the past year, our posts have included one-third of ESRS updates including ESRS events, updates from ESRS projects and committees and summaries from the ESRS sleep medicine textbook. With two-thirds research highlights from our members, which we aim to cover all the ESRS conference tracks. In 2024 we saw:
- 26% of posts fitting the Neurology track;
- 22% Public Health;
- 17% Basic Human;
- 13% Paediatrics;
- 9% Basic Animal;
- 9% Respiratory and
- 4% Mental Health.
For 2025 we will endeavour to get a better representation across the board including the newly added sleep technology track. If you are working in the underrepresented fields, we would especially love to hear about your latest research.
We have also made a concerted effort to diversify the formats we use to promote your work with 42% of content being produced with the SSF team and 58% provided by the contributors, including interviews, presentations, written summaries, and infographics. We are open to new formats too, so if there is something you would like to see let us know.
We love working with our ESRS members to promote their work. Of the contributors over the past year who gave us feedback, 93% said SSF helped promote their work and 80% used the content produced on their own websites or social media, in presentations, or teaching and educational activities. SSF has an outreach of over 5300 people who receive our weekly newsletter, plus we have a combined audience of around 15k followers on our social media platforms including X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and the newly formed Bluesky account. We want to build on this platform and use it to share the amazing work our ESRS members are doing.
Want to share your work with SSF? Submit your latest research here. All publications with at least one author who is an ESRS member will be included in our list of recent publications each week. If you are interested in having your work featured in SSF you can use the same link to upload your content or you can get in touch with us at esrs@esrs.eu.
Best wishes and Happy New Year from the SSF team.
Recent publications from ESRS members
- El Amine et al (2024), Cerebral oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis induced by intermittent hypoxia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of rodent data. Eur Respir Rev.
- van Dorp R, Deboer T. (2024), Perinatal Photoperiod Has Long-Term Effects on the Rest-Activity Cycle and Sleep in Male and Female Mice. J Biol Rhythms
- Tondo et al (2024), Exploring phenotypes to improve long-term mortality risk stratification in obstructive sleep apnea through a machine learning approach: an observational cohort study. Eur J Intern Med.
- Martinot et al (2024), Enhancing artificial intelligence-driven sleep apnea diagnosis: The critical importance of input signal proficiency with a focus on mandibular jaw movements. J Prosthodont
- Ämmälä et al (2024), Daily rhythm in DNA methylation and the effect of total sleep deprivation. J Sleep Research
- Spechtet al (2024), Effectiveness and safety of an interactive internet-based intervention to improve insomnia: Results from a randomised controlled trial, J Sleep Res.
- Meng et al (2024), Perceived stress mediates the longitudinal effect of sleep quality on internalizing symptoms. J Affect Disord.
- Penzel T, Salanitro M. (2024), Advancements in Vigilance Monitoring: Addressing Fatigue and Sleepiness in Driving. Sleep.
- Deboer T.(2024), Sleep homeostatic and circadian clock changes can be obtained by manipulating one single kinase, but do the two processes meet each other there? Sleep.
- Hietakoste et al (2024), Nocturnal short-term HRV reflects impaired daytime vigilance better than overnight HRV in suspected OSA patients. Sleep.
- Miano et al (2024), Comorbidity of obstructive sleep apnea and narcolepsy: A challenging diagnosis and complex management. Sleep Med.