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Wearable sleep patch helps users enter REM sleep faster, study finds
Updated On: 16 July, 2026 08:51 AM IST | Texas | Agencies
Researchers have developed a soft wearable patch called NEUSLeeP that combines gentle ultrasound and electrodes to improve REM sleep without medication or surgery. In an early study involving 28 participants, the device helped users enter REM sleep 43 minutes sooner and stay in it about 16 minutes longer.
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Researchers have developed a soft, wearable patch to influence REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep without medication or surgery.
‘NEUSLeeP’ combines gentle ultrasound with electrodes, allowing it to stimulate deep brain regions involved in REM sleep while monitoring brain activity in real time.


