RIKEN and the University of Tokyo have started a children's sleep screening project led by Team Leader Yasumi Ueda of the Synthetic Biology Research Team at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (Professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine).Targeting mainly elementary, junior high and high school students nationwide, a watch-type wearable device that can be used while being worn will be used to grasp the sleeping conditions of children and students.
According to RIKEN, the research team will measure children's sleep with a wristwatch-type wearable device, analyze it with a proprietary cutting-edge algorithm, and approach the definition of "healthy sleep."Participants will wear a wristwatch-type wearable device for a week and fill in a sleep diary.The survey will continue until fiscal 1 and measure up to 2025 people per month.To kick off the project, a kickoff symposium will be held online on October 1nd.Participation requires pre-registration.
Sleep for growing children is essential for improving academic ability, physical strength, and physical and mental health, and social interest in it is increasing.However, while efforts such as monitoring the sleep of employees are progressing in the industrial world, there is a lack of appropriate technical support for schools and parents, and there are few studies on growing children. rice field.
For this reason, the research team aims to make participants and guardians familiar with sleep measurement through this project, and promote awareness of daily sleep to improve life rhythms and healthy development and growth.
