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Individual Circadian Clocks Might Be the Next Frontier of Personalized Medicine
(Time) For as long as Seemay Chou can remember, she has gone to bed at midnight and woken around 4:30 a.m. Chou long assumed that meant she was a bad sleeper. Not that she felt [...]
Sleep Deprivation Shuts Down Production of Essential Brain Proteins
(Scientific American) Most of us could use more sleep. We feel it in our urge for an extra cup of coffee and in a slipping cognitive grasp as a busy day grinds on. And sleep [...]
Sleeping with lights on and weight gain in women linked in new study
(CNN) Keeping a lot of light on while you snooze -- such as from a television or bright nightlight -- has been linked with an increased risk of weight gain and obesity. Specifically, sleeping [...]
New Parents Lose Sleep for 6 Years After Child Is Born, Study Says
New moms and dads continue to be deprived of sleep a full six years after their children are born, a new study has found. Researchers tracked the long-term sleep patterns of 2,659 new parents from [...]
Drinking Coffee or Tea During the Day Might Actually Help You Sleep Better
If sleeping soundly isn’t your strong suit, cutting out caffeine is often the first suggested solution to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. While this certainly seems logical, new research suggests that drinking an [...]
Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie
The negative health effects of skimping on sleep during the week can’t be reversed by marathon weekend sleep sessions, according to a sobering new study. Researchers have long known that routine sleep deprivation can cause [...]
An Underappreciated Key to College Success: Sleep
Many college-bound students start out with dreadful sleep habits that are likely to get worse once the rigorous demands of courses and competing social and athletic activities kick in. Attention all you happy high [...]
Alan Alda reveals he has Parkinson’s disease: “I’m not angry”
Alan Alda has Parkinson's disease. In an appearance on "CBS This Morning" Tuesday, the award-winning actor, best known for his relatable portrayal of Army Capt. "Hawkeye" Pierce in the TV series "M*A*S*H," revealed he [...]
REM sleep behavior disorder
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder is a sleep disorder in which you physically act out vivid, often unpleasant dreams with vocal sounds and sudden, often violent arm and leg movements during REM [...]
AASM position: Delaying middle school, high school start times is beneficial to students
DARIEN, IL – A new position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) asserts that the school day should begin at 8:30 a.m. or later for middle school and high school students. [...]
AASM now offering expedited accreditation for sleep facilities impacted by revised Medicare policies
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has created a new program that will expedite accreditation applications for sleep facilities impacted by recent changes to Medicare coverage policies for sleep studies. [...]
Study finds that melatonin content of supplements varies widely
DARIEN, IL – A new study suggests that the melatonin content of dietary supplements often varies widely from what is listed on the label. Results show that melatonin content did not meet within a [...]