SLEEPTEMBER || A grassroots campaign to crowdsource funds for research related to sleep loss and chronic medical conditions related to sleep loss and how these impact public health and safety.
- AMERICAN SLEEP APNEA ASSOCIATION || Sleeptember
- SLEEPTEMBER.ORG || Sleeptember on Facebook
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SPECIAL || Today! 10am to noon PST ||
Sleep neuroscientist Ying-Hui Fu and her work in sleep genetics will be the feature of today's r/Science forum online chat in Reddit. Dr. Fu's lab has identified mutations that identify rare "short sleepers" in the population. More info here
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New feature! This little bar icon appears above any of the curator's favorite reads. Completely subjective picks, followed by editorial comment. Agree? Disagree? Have thoughts of your own? Add a comment to this blog entry. Let's chat!Sleep neuroscientist Ying-Hui Fu and her work in sleep genetics will be the feature of today's r/Science forum online chat in Reddit. Dr. Fu's lab has identified mutations that identify rare "short sleepers" in the population. More info here
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DEAR READERS: Sorry for the wonky typography and spacing, it's a Blogspot design issue and not anything I can control.
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TOP TEN || Sleep news picks this week -- newest to oldest
1. SEPT 10 || THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Good luck finding sleep care if you live in a smaller community
Note from the curator: The future of sleep telemedicine may be the solution for the lack of quality sleep health care outside big cities.
Culture
Note from the curator: The future of sleep telemedicine may be the solution for the lack of quality sleep health care outside big cities.
Culture
2. SEPT 9 || SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
Saratoga: Owners of Bay Sleep Clinic accused of defrauding Medicare
Note from the curator: The vast majority of sleep labs are billing appropriately, but a few scoundrels still remain.
National
Note from the curator: The vast majority of sleep labs are billing appropriately, but a few scoundrels still remain.
National
Staff should start work at 10am to avoid 'torture' of sleep deprivation: Work start times should fit with body clock, Oxford University academic claims as study finds 9-to-5 leaves employees with higher risk of illness
Business & The Workplace
4. SEPT 8 || WebMD
Sleep Apnea May Hurt Kids' Grades: Children with snoring or other irregular nighttime breathing need evaluation, experts say
Kids
5. SEPT 7 || THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Health effects of poor sleep can spread through body
Public Health & Safety
6. SEPT 7 || SCIENCE TIMES
Sleeping Patterns Predict Health Factors
The Science of Sleep
7. SEPT 7 || THE TELEGRAPH
Driver, 26, loses leg in crash after sleepwalking to her car
Public Health & Safety
8. SEPT 6 || UNIVERSITY HERALD
Netflix might be responsible for our society's sleep deprivation
Note from the curator: Please review the Portlandia episode where the couple binge-watches Battlestar Galactica episodes. Then be very afraid.
Culture
9. SEPT 4 || HUFFINGTON POST PARENTS
'Unrealistic' Bedtime Rules Shared By Elementary School Go Viral What started as "helpful information" ended in debate
Note from the curator: Maybe it's not our sleeping lives that are as problematic as our waking lives.
Kids
Insomnia: Is it actually bad for you?
The Science of Sleep
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SEPT 6 || UUTISET [FINLAND]
Students gaining taste for melatonin supplements to combat fatigue
SEPT 7 || THE DAILY MAIL [UK]
How to stop worries sabotaging your sleep: Britain's top sleep doctor reveals the blissfully easy ways to stop stress giving you insomnia
More impediments to ResMed's ASV program: "The preliminary findings signalled risk of cardiac death was 34% higher with the device and that the risk of death/life-saving intervention was also higher. Now the article suggests a much broader outcome, that the risk of death from any cause is 28% higher in this patient group."
SEPT 7 || THE STAR [UK]
Study reveals the bad habits of drivers in Sheffield
SEPT 8 || THE ASIAN AGE [INDIA]
Sushant Singh Rajput turns to yoga to curb insomnia
SEPT 8 || THE [SOUTH AFRICA]
Mpumalanga cops caught napping on duty
SEPT 8 || CRI.com [CHINA] Primary School Replaces Napping with Meditation || Related || ECNS.com [CHINA] School should let students choose nap or meditation (letters to the editor)
Note from the curator: I find the conversation interesting but, really, they actually have Letters to the Editor in China? Mind blown.
SEPT 8 || THE GUARDIAN [UK]
Start school day at 11am to let students sleep in, says expert
Mapping Britain's smartphone addiction
Why your face could hold the key to a common sleep disorder: In an Australian first, researchers have developed a test to discover why people suffer from sleep apnea. Using 3D cameras, experts at UWA are measuring the shape of people’s faces to find out how it affects their nightly shut eye
SEPT 9 || CANBERRA TIMES [AUSTRALIA]
Childcare centre sleeping pill probe finds fault with staff
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SEPT 6 || THE COLORADOAN [CO]
SEPT 6 || WKYC NEWS [OH]
SEPT 7 || WTSP 10 NEWS [FL]
SEPT 8 || INFOZINE [AL]
SEPT 8 || WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL [NC]
SEPT 8 || WSOCTV [NC]
SEPT 9 || MAIL TRIBUNE [OR]
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SEPT 4 || PR NEWS
Hastings & Hastings asks drivers to get proper rest (press release)
SEPT 8 || MEDICALXPRESS
Simple test predicts obstructive sleep apnea in patients hospitalized for heart failure
BUSINESS & WORKPLACE || Workplace safety, corporate news, the business of sleep
SEPT 6 || PAY SCALE
Find Happiness at Work ... With More Sleep
SEPT 4 || VAN WINKLE'S
Making Sense of the Connection Between OCD and Sleep
SEPT 6 || THE HEALTH SITE
8 reasons for excessive yawning you probably didn’t know about
SEPT 7 || DOVE PRESS OPEN ACCESS
Severe aortic valve stenosis in the elderly: high prevalence of sleep-related breathing disorders
Sleeping Beauty Syndrome and the Tragedy of Lost Time
SEPT 8 || BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
On Insomnia and the Control of Emotion
Raising Awareness of the Underpinnings of Hypersomnia
Note from the curator: A vicious circle. No sleep = mood issues. Mood issues = no sleep.
SEPT 8 || THE HUFFINGTON POST
Size Matters: There is mounting evidence that missing out on sleep may contribute to Alzheimer's
SEPT 8 || HYPERSOMNIA FOUNDATION
SEPT 8 || THE HUFFINGTON POST
Size Matters: There is mounting evidence that missing out on sleep may contribute to Alzheimer's
SEPT 8 || HYPERSOMNIA FOUNDATION
Note from the curator: I have a special place in my heart for all of us (including myself) who struggle with daytime sleepiness, even with treatment.
SEPT 8 || MEDICAL DAILY
Astronauts Don't Snore In Space, Plus 4 Other Little-Known Facts About Snoring
SEPT 8 || PSYCHIATRIC ADVISOR
Treating Sleep Disorders in Parkinson's Disease Patients
SEPT 9 || THE CONVERSATION
SEPT 8 || MEDICAL DAILY
Astronauts Don't Snore In Space, Plus 4 Other Little-Known Facts About Snoring
SEPT 8 || PSYCHIATRIC ADVISOR
Treating Sleep Disorders in Parkinson's Disease Patients
SEPT 9 || THE CONVERSATION
Chemical messengers: how hormones help us sleep
Note from the curator: Great explanations here. Sleep and wake are BIOCHEMICAL processes, people. Yet one more reason why we need to rethink taking a pill for every little ache or pain.
SEPT 9 || NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT
Original Research: Periodic limb movements during REM sleep in multiple sclerosis: a previously undescribed entity [PDF]
Original Research: Periodic limb movements during REM sleep in multiple sclerosis: a previously undescribed entity [PDF]
SEPT 8 || FIERCE MEDICAL DEVICES
Note from the curator: I am generally an optimistic person but I think this is a waste of money.
SEPT 10 || MEDIAPOST AGENCY DAILY
Those Grinding, Reflux And Snoring Issues You Have May Be Connected
**********SEPT 10 || MEDIAPOST AGENCY DAILY
Those Grinding, Reflux And Snoring Issues You Have May Be Connected
SEPT 4 || ATTN:
What Does Marijuana Do To Your Sleep Patterns?
Note from the curator: I wish they would hurry up with more studies of casual users of edible MJ. With states legalizing recreational use, many are turning to this drug without any real science to back up its application.
Drugs
SEPT 4 || PAIN MEDICINE NEWS
Daytime Napping Associated With Increased Symptom Severity in Fibromyalgia Patients
Therapies
SEPT 10 || US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Sinus Surgery May Also Ease Sleep Apnea
Note from the curator: While CPAP is still considered the "gold standard" treatment for sleep apnea, it's not the only one that can work.
Surgery
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SEPT 9 || THE INDEPENDENT
Canada lock Jamie Cudmore on suffering insomnia and mood swings during concussion nightmare
Canada lock Jamie Cudmore on suffering insomnia and mood swings during concussion nightmare
Sports
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SEPT 10 || EUROSPORT
http://asia.eurosport.com/tennis/us-open/2015/it-s-all-about-sleeping-says-roger-federer-as-us-open-dream-lives-on_sto4904143/story.shtml
http://asia.eurosport.com/tennis/us-open/2015/it-s-all-about-sleeping-says-roger-federer-as-us-open-dream-lives-on_sto4904143/story.shtml
Sports
SEPT 6 || HEALTH AND FITNESS CHEAT SHEET
3 Things You Should Never Do Before Bed
SEPT 8 || YALE DAILY NEWS
Sleep and alcohol don't mix
SEPT 9 || TECH INSIDER
This simple addition to your bedtime routine could make a huge difference in your sleep
This simple addition to your bedtime routine could make a huge difference in your sleep
SEPT 4 || NEWS-MEDICAL.net
Current school and university start times linked to poor learning, health problems
Kids
SEPT 4 || VAN WINKLE'S
What are the benefits of bedtime stories?
Kids
SEPT 5 || SLEEP REVIEW
Nocturnal Enuresis May Help ID Sleep Apnea in Older Women
Women's Health
September is Baby Safety Month
Babies
Is melatonin an answer for sleepless kids?
Kids
SEPT 9 || NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER ONLINE
Pregnancy
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MULTIMEDIA || Sleep health education and issues captured in graphics, photos, audio, film
SEPT 7 || AIR LIQUIDE CORP
What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)?
Video
Astronauts Don't Snore In Space, Plus 4 Other Little-Known Facts About Snoring
Video
SEPT 8 || FAMILY PRACTICE NEWS
Adverse ventilation effect means rethinking Cheyne-Stokes respiration
Video
SEPT 8 || MAYO CLINIC
Which CPAP masks are best for you?
Note from the curator: If you have a sleep study and discover you need CPAP, I recommend you try out every single mask they have to make sure you find the best fit. The best mask for you is NOT what the DME salesperson or the sleep tech favors, but the one you like the best and which fits you the best (in other words, the one you will actually USE).
Slideshow
Patient Stop Breathing While Snoring -- Sleep Apnea
Video
SEPT 9 || HUFFINGTON POST INDIA
Are We Heading To A Future In Which We Can Survive On Less Sleep?
Note from the curator: Why would we NOT want to sleep??? A terrible trend. People, please stahp it. You will sleep when you die, and you will die sooner if you don't sleep. No way around it.
**********Note from the curator: Why would we NOT want to sleep??? A terrible trend. People, please stahp it. You will sleep when you die, and you will die sooner if you don't sleep. No way around it.
SEPT 4 || THE GLOBE AND MAIL
What it’s like ... to finally get a whole night’s sleep. Note from the curator: So worth it, people.
Therapies
SEPT 8 || THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Please, get up! High school start times are tough on teens circadian clocks
Teens
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DREAM LIFE || The art and science of dreaming25 Dream Facts Which Might Help You Sleep Better
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