Journal of Clinical
Sleep Medicine says teens shouldn't start school before 8:30 a.m.. All that and more in today's Education News Roundup.
A new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical
Sleep Medicine says that eating less fiber, more saturated fat and more sugar is associated with lighter, less restorative, and more disrupted sleep.
A new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical
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Not exact matches
How much
sleep one needs depends on the individual, but Huffington cites experts from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society who say that people between 18 and 60 years usually need seven to nine hours of s
sleep one needs depends on the individual, but Huffington cites experts from the American Academy of
Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society who say that people between 18 and 60 years usually need seven to nine hours of s
Sleep Medicine and the
Sleep Research Society who say that people between 18 and 60 years usually need seven to nine hours of s
Sleep Research Society who
say that people between 18 and 60 years usually need seven to nine hours of
sleepsleep.
Our «
sleep machismo,»
says Charles Czeisler, director of
sleep medicine at Harvard Medical School, «glorifies sleeplessness in the way we once glorified people who could hold their liquor.»
Yes, but it will take work,
says Dr. W. Christopher Winter, Medical Director for the Martha Jefferson Hospital
Sleep Medicine Center in Charlottesville, Va. and spokesperson for the American Academy of
Sleep Medicine.
And as a neurologist married to a
medicine sleep doctor, I'd
say get a good night
sleep.
«In the world today — with all the people taking so many different
medicines — the doctors we have consulted with
say if you get proper
sleep and rest, many of the
medicines people are taking are not necessary,» Mountain Pure CEO John Stacks maintains.
«The best thing parents can do is put a baby to bed early enough to avoid overtiredness,»
said Jodi Mindell, a therapist and researcher at the Center for
Sleep Medicine in Philadelphia and author of «
Sleeping Through the Night» (HarperPerennial, $ 12).
We also know they need about 9 hours of
sleep,»
says Dr. Judith Owens, director of
sleep medicine at Children's National Medical Center.
After 4 p.m., avoid sugary and spicy foods, which can get her kicking,
says Shelby Harris, Psy.D., director of the Behavioral
Sleep Medicine Program at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.
«If your child goes to day care,»
sleep specialist Rafael Pelayo, an associate professor of
sleep medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, says, «shoot for the same schedule that the facility imposes regarding naps
medicine at Stanford University School of
Medicine, says, «shoot for the same schedule that the facility imposes regarding naps
Medicine,
says, «shoot for the same schedule that the facility imposes regarding naps.»
Look for signs of drowsiness (he's less active, yawning or less interested in his surroundings),
says Marc Weissbluth, M.D., professor of clinical pediatrics at Northwestern School of
Medicine and author of Healthy
Sleep Habits, Happy Child.
For babies, «the most important part of any bedtime routine is putting him down in the crib just before he falls asleep,»
says Judith Owens, M.D., Parents advisor and director of
sleep medicine at Children's National Medical Center, in Washington, D.C..
«In an effort to address the common high - risk behaviors associated with infant mortality, we created the
Sleep Awareness Family Education at Temple, or SAFE - T, program,»
says Megan Heere, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Lewis Katz School of
Medicine at Temple University and Medical Director of the Well Baby Nursery at TUH.
Many parents hope that their baby will be a champion sleeper right off the bat, but that's usually not the case,
says Nadav Traeger, M.D., director of pediatric
sleep medicine at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center.
«Until we have further evidence on the efficacy of medical cannabis for the treatment of
sleep apnea, and until its safety profile is established, patients should discuss proven treatment options with a licensed medical provider at an accredited
sleep facility,»
said lead author Dr. Kannan Ramar, professor of
medicine in the division of pulmonary and critical care
medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
A December 2008 Institute of
Medicine report on resident duty hours
says physicians should be getting at least 5 hours of continuous
sleep after 16 hours of work.
However, hunger does not generally seem to be a motive,
says David Neubauer, associate director of the
Sleep Disorders Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine.
«Healthy
sleep is essential for physical health, mental well - being, and personal and public safety,» said American Academy of Sleep Medicine President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler, a national spokesperson for the Healthy Sleep Pro
sleep is essential for physical health, mental well - being, and personal and public safety,»
said American Academy of
Sleep Medicine President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler, a national spokesperson for the Healthy Sleep Pro
Sleep Medicine President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler, a national spokesperson for the Healthy
Sleep Pro
Sleep Project.
«Although
sleep problems can happen at any age and for many reasons, they can't be cured by taking a pill, either prescription, over-the-counter or herbal, no matter what the ads on TV
say,»
says poll director Preeti Malani, M.D., a U-M physician trained in geriatric
medicine.
«The link between obesity and vitamin D deficiency can be explained a number ways, one of which is that obese individuals are less likely to be physically active, thereby limiting their sun exposure,»
said senior investigator Ken Kunisaki, MD, MS, Medical Director of the
Sleep Apnea Program at the Minneapolis VA and Associate Professor of
Medicine at the University of Minnesota.
«We discovered that starving the body of
sleep also robs neurons of the ability to function properly,»
said senior author Dr. Itzhak Fried, professor of neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of
Medicine at UCLA and Tel Aviv University.
«Healthy
sleep is a necessity for physical, mental and emotional well - being,» said American Academy of Sleep Medicine President Dr. M. Safwan
sleep is a necessity for physical, mental and emotional well - being,»
said American Academy of
Sleep Medicine President Dr. M. Safwan
Sleep Medicine President Dr. M. Safwan Badr.
This will allow us to research obstructive
sleep apnea in pregnant women more effectively, and to develop and implement more effective treatments,»
said co-author Dr. Suzanne Karan, a visiting researcher at the Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical Center who is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Director of the Anesthesiology Respiratory Physiology Laboratory at the University of Rochester School of
Medicine.
«We were surprised that the heritability of depressive symptoms in twins with very short
sleep was nearly twice the heritability in twins sleeping normal amounts of time,» said principal investigator Dr. Nathaniel Watson, associate professor of neurology and co-director of the University of Washington Medicine Sleep Center in Seattle, Wash. «Both short and excessively long sleep durations appear to activate genes related to depressive symptoms,» added Watson, who also serves on the board of directors of the American Academy of Sleep Medi
sleep was nearly twice the heritability in twins
sleeping normal amounts of time,»
said principal investigator Dr. Nathaniel Watson, associate professor of neurology and co-director of the University of Washington
Medicine Sleep Center in Seattle, Wash. «Both short and excessively long sleep durations appear to activate genes related to depressive symptoms,» added Watson, who also serves on the board of directors of the American Academy of Sleep Medi
Sleep Center in Seattle, Wash. «Both short and excessively long
sleep durations appear to activate genes related to depressive symptoms,» added Watson, who also serves on the board of directors of the American Academy of Sleep Medi
sleep durations appear to activate genes related to depressive symptoms,» added Watson, who also serves on the board of directors of the American Academy of
Sleep Medi
Sleep Medicine.
«We know that the timing of
sleep is regulated by the body's internal biological clock, but just how this occurs has been a mystery,»
says study leader Mark N. Wu, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of neurology,
medicine, genetic medicine and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of M
medicine, genetic
medicine and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of M
medicine and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of
MedicineMedicine.
«Insomnia affects empathy in health care workers which can lead to adverse clinical outcomes,»
said lead author Venkatesh Basappa Krishnamurthy, MD, assistant professor,
Sleep Research and Treatment Center, department of psychiatry, Penn State College of
Medicine in Hershey, Pa..
«All you can do is direct them back to bed, and they usually will calm down on their own after a few minutes,»
says David Neubauer, associate director of the
Sleep Disorders Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine.
«The gold standard test (for OSA) is still a
sleep study and we would not replace that, but because the wait is so long, we needed something quick and reliable to help bump kids up the priority list or to better understand who is at the highest risk for OSA,»
said Dr. Sherri Katz, principal investigator at the CHEO Research Institute and assistant professor in the Faculty of
Medicine at the University of Ottawa.
«The high quality, patient - centered care provided by board - certified
sleep medicine physicians can significantly reduce the health and economic burdens of
sleep apnea,»
said AASM President Dr. Ronald Chervin.
«Multiple measures of
sleep apnea severity directly correlated with poorer performance on several cognitive tests,»
said co-first author Anna Kratz, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of physical
medicine and rehabilitation.
«Several studies have suggested that
sleep disturbances might contribute to amyloid deposits and accelerate cognitive decline in those at risk for AD,»
said Ricardo S. Osorio, MD, senior study author and assistant professor of psychiatry at New York University School of
Medicine.
«Previous studies have shown inconsistent findings between
sleep - disordered breathing and cognition, which may be due to the different tests used,»
said lead study author Dayna A. Johnson, PhD, MPH, MS, MSW, instructor of
medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
«This study is an important reminder that stressful events and other major life changes often cause insomnia,»
said American Academy of
Sleep Medicine President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler.
«Our study provides further evidence that
sleep - disordered breathing negatively affects attention, processing speed and memory, which are robust predictors of cognitive decline,» said senior study author Susan Redline, MD, MPH, Peter C. Farrell Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical Sc
sleep - disordered breathing negatively affects attention, processing speed and memory, which are robust predictors of cognitive decline,»
said senior study author Susan Redline, MD, MPH, Peter C. Farrell Professor of
Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical Sc
Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
«Our study is the first to compare a novel, telemedicine - based obstructive
sleep apnea management pathway with in - person care,»
said lead author Dr. Barry G. Fields, assistant professor of
medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and the Atlanta VA Medical
medicine at Emory University School of
Medicine and the Atlanta VA Medical
Medicine and the Atlanta VA Medical Center.
«Helping people cultivate a purpose in life could be an effective drug - free strategy to improve
sleep quality, particularly for a population that is facing more insomnia,»
said senior author Jason Ong, an associate professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of
Medicine.
«It's long been believed that
sleep apnea increases the rate of death,»
says David Schulman, an assistant professor of
medicine at Emory University in Atlanta who wasn't involved in the study, noting that those with apnea are more likely to have high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol.
«Just like with malaria,
sleeping under mosquito nets is a very successful preventative, but the poorest people, who have the houses which offer the worst protection, can not afford nets,»
says Sarah Cleaveland, a rabies expert at the Centre for Tropical Veterinary
Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
«Of the 211 student veterans who participated in our study, we heard the stories of 23 veterans who struggled with the aftermath of trauma exposure, and suffered from
sleep disturbance, hypervigilance, irritable or aggressive behavior, and difficulty concentrating,»
said Ann Cheney, an assistant professor in the Center for Healthy Communities in the School of
Medicine and a coauthor on the study.
«In an effort to address the common high - risk behaviors associated with infant mortality, we created the
Sleep Awareness Family Education at Temple, or SAFE - T, program,»
says Megan Heere, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Lewis Katz School of
Medicine at Temple University and Medical Director of the Well Baby Nursery at TUH.
«Lack of
sleep is associated with antisocial behavior; poor cognition is associated with antisocial behavior,»
said Raine, who has appointments in the School of Arts and Sciences and Penn's Perelman School of
Medicine.
«Our results suggest that these two risk factors both play a role in type 2 diabetes likelihood,»
said corresponding co-senior author Frank A.J.L. Scheer, PhD, Director of the Medical Chronobiology Program and neuroscientist in the Division of
Sleep and Circadian Disorders in the Departments of
Medicine and Neurology at BWH.
It has a somnolent effect on fruit flies, whose
sleep is most likely equivalent to our slow - wave (non-REM)
sleep,
says neuroscientist Amita Sehgal of the University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine in Philadelphia.
Getting at least seven hours of nightly
sleep is a key to overall health, which translates to less sick time away from work,» said American Academy of Sleep Medicine President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler, a national spokesperson for the Healthy Sleep Pro
sleep is a key to overall health, which translates to less sick time away from work,»
said American Academy of
Sleep Medicine President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler, a national spokesperson for the Healthy Sleep Pro
Sleep Medicine President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler, a national spokesperson for the Healthy
Sleep Pro
Sleep Project.
Effects of wayward
sleep patterns or too little
sleep on health vary across cultures and regions,
says biomedical anthropologist Kristen Knutson of Northwestern University Feinberg School of
Medicine in Chicago.
But a report in tomorrow's New England Journal of
Medicine suggests that many drivers get far less
sleep than they
say they need.
«We found a significant association indicating that there is likely a very strong independent relationship between obstructive
sleep apnea and exercise capacity,»
said lead author Dr. Jeremy Beitler, assistant clinical professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medicine at the University of California, San Diego.
«Our results help us further understand how
sleep timing in addition to duration may affect obesity risk,»
said principal investigator Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, associate professor of neurology at the Feinberg School of
Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.