This wearable patch could get you into REM sleep 43 minutes faster
Science Wearable Tech sleep healthcare This wearable patch could get you into REM sleep 43 minutes faster The patch combines ultrasound stimulation with real-time brain monitoring, a first for noninvasive devices By Skye Jacobs August 9, 2026, 12:22 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Something to look forward to: Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a soft patch that helps people enter REM sleep faster and stay in that stage longer, without drugs or surgery.
- ▪Science Wearable Tech sleep healthcare This wearable patch could get you into REM sleep 43 minutes faster The patch combines ultrasound stimulation with real-time brain monitoring, a first for noninvasive devices By Skye Jacobs August 9, 20
- ▪TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust.
- ▪Something to look forward to: Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a soft patch that helps people enter REM sleep faster and stay in that stage longer, without drugs or surgery.
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Science Wearable Tech sleep healthcare This wearable patch could get you into REM sleep 43 minutes faster The patch combines ultrasound stimulation with real-time brain monitoring, a first for noninvasive devices By Skye Jacobs August 9, 2026, 12:22 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Something to look forward to: Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a soft patch that helps people enter REM sleep faster and stay in that stage longer, without drugs or surgery. In a study involving 28 people, participants who used the patch, called NEUSLeeP, reached REM sleep 43 minutes earlier than usual and remained in that stage for about 16 minutes longer.
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