SPECIAL || Recalls, special announcements, breaking news, events
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Any sleep articles curated here with a specific purpose for raising awareness are marked by this pink ribbon. Remember, having cancer and undergoing cancer treatment can seriously wreak havoc on your sleep. If you are struggling with cancer, do not take your sleep problems for granted; treat them so you can heal more quickly and enjoy a better overall outcome. Learn more here
How can patients manage insomnia during cancer treatment? Clare Sullivan, MPH, BSN, OCN, the clinical program manager for patient education at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, will answer questions live and discuss how patients can prevent sleep problems in a live text chat next Mon Oct 19 at noon (ET). The interactive, Q&A-style chat is streamed live over Dana-Farber's YouTube channel and answers questions asked by viewers. To learn more about the series or to submit questions for upcoming chats, email webchats@dfci.harvard.edu or Tweet to @DanaFarber using #DFCIwebchat.
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TOP TEN || Sleep news picks this week -- newest to oldest
1. OCT 15 || ENTREPRENEURThis New Study Questions What We Thought We Knew About Sleep
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PACIFIC STANDARD
How Hunter-Gatherers Sleep: A lot like us, actually, but the minor differences could help treat sleep disorders like insomnia
Curator's Note: Fascinating look into the complexity of culture and how it can impact sleep.
Culture
Obstructive sleep apnea associated with incident heart failure, death in women
Women
5 SIDS Myths That Won't Go Away: Breaking down some of the misconceptions about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Babies
4. OCT 13 || MIDLAND DAILY NEWS
A word from Dr. Pfenninger: Diagnosing sleep disorders does not always require a sleep study
Diagnostics
5. OCT 13 || SLEEP REVIEW
Nonprofit to Give Military Personnel Improved Access to Sleep Disorders Therapy
Military
6. OCT 12 || HIT CONSULTANT
Why I’ve Tried Every Wearable and Abandoned 99% of Them
Technology
7. OCT 9 || HUFFPOST COLLEGE
Why Cornell's President Wants Students To Put Down Their Phones And Get Some Sleep
Curator's comments: Enough already with the competition to see how long we can go without sleep. Not only in college but across all teen-to-adult demographics.
Culture
8. OCT 9 || THE MAC WEEKLY
Tyler Sklüzacek ’16 and team develop award-winning app ...myBivy, an app designed to help veterans and their clinicians predict and identify night terrors, a common symptom of PTSD
Science
9. OCT 9 || MTV NEWS
Insomnia Is Way More Serious Than Just Staying Up Too Late--And it often affects teens most of all
Family
10. OCT 9 || NEWS.MIC
The Curious Case of Jasper County, the Place Where Everyone Is Sleep Deprived
National
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OCT 11 || THE DAILY STAR [BANGLADESH]
Doctor's Chamber: Sleepwalking
OCT 13 || ASIAN SCIENTIST [SINGAPORE]
Keeping The Circadian Clock Stable, Whatever The Temperature
OCT 13 || GLOBAL NEWS [CANADA]
Canadians would give up free coffee and other work perks for naps: survey
OCT 15 || INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES [AUSTRALIA]
Young drivers don't see dangers of drowsy driving: Queensland study
OCT 9 || NBC CONNECTICUT [CT]
Signs You Might Suffer From Sleep Apnea: The experts at ProHealth Sleep Center will be offering free screenings at the Health and Wellness Festival on Oct. 17 and 18 at the XL Center in Hartford
OCT 10 || SALEM NEWS [MA]
Column: Time to re-regulate trucking
Curator's comments: We're overdue. Too many lives lost to accidents and untreated sleep disorders. Long-haul trucking is a huge part of our country's infrastructure. We need everyone to arrive alive.
OCT 12 || C&G NEWS [MI]
Michigan aboard effort to bring traffic deaths to zero
Michigan aboard effort to bring traffic deaths to zero
OCT 13 || KFVS12 [MO]
New research: Where you live could affect your quality of sleepJury deliberates in sleep aid murder case
OCT 9 || THE MIRROR
Health hazards of not sleeping enough include heart disease, obesity and diabetes
Letter: Detecting, treating truckers’ sleep apnea can save’ lives
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BUSINESS & WORKPLACE || Workplace safety, corporate news, the business of sleep
OCT 9 || THE GUARDIAN
Lying awake at 3am? Perhaps you should try biphasic sleeping
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OCT 9 || ENGADGET
Brain simulation breakthrough reveals clues about sleep, memory
OCT 9 || THE INSOMNIA BLOG
How sleep apnea affects the eye
OCT 12 || MIT NEWS
How the brain controls sleep--Brain structure generates pockets of sleep within the brain.
OCT 12 || PSYCHIATRIC TIMES
Sleep and Executive Function in ADHD
OCT 12 || SLEEP REVIEW
OCT 13 || SLEEP WELL BLOG
How To Diagnose Narcolepsy? Know The Various Tests Involved
OCT 14 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE
Sleep and Executive Function in ADHD
OCT 12 || SLEEP REVIEW
How To Diagnose Narcolepsy? Know The Various Tests Involved
OCT 14 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE
OCT 14 || ENGADGET
Lasers help prove parts of the brain 'sleep' while you're awake
Lasers help prove parts of the brain 'sleep' while you're awake
OCT 14 || MEDICAL DAILY
OCT 14 || STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Meds making it hard to sleep? Try these tips || ...Breast cancer patients are part of the estimated 50 million to 70 million people affected by sleep disorders
Drugs
Tian Shi Acupuncture: Reducing insomnia through acupuncture
Alternative therapies
OCT 12 || CBS PITTSBURGH
Consumer Reports Assesses Effectiveness & Safety Of New Sleep Medicine
Drugs
Reduce or stop racing thoughts that stall sleep
Alternative therapies
OCT 13 || SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER
Can I drink a glass of wine (or beer) before my sleep study?
Drugs
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OCT 12 || VAN WINKLE'S
The Peculiar Sleep Habits of Late-Night Talk Show Hosts
Celebrities
OCT 11 || TYLER MORNING TELEGRAPH
A right and a wrong way to nap
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OCT 9 || AMERICAN GERIATRICS
Eyes Wide Open at U13 Conference on Sleep! Earlier this week, leaders in geriatrics joined together to discuss their research on sleep in older adults
Seniors
OCT 9 || BUSINESS INSIDER
There's a fascinating reason why it feels like it keeps getting harder to sleep as you age
Aging
OCT 12 || THE MIRROR
Does your child wet the bed? Follow these tips on how to deal with it
Kids
OCT 12 || VAN WINKLE'S
Love in the Time of Co-Sleeping
Family
OCT 13 || HYPERSOMNIA FOUNDATION
ADHD Symptoms in Children with Narcolepsy
Kids
OCT 13 || SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING BLOG
Improved Lighting Helps Seniors With Alzheimer's Get Better Sleep
OCT 13 || TIME
How This Light Could Help Your Baby (and You) Sleep Better
Family
OCT 14 || NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY
More than one-third of perimenopausal women develop insomnia: New study shows symptoms escalating over time
OCT 14 || TODAY PARENTING TEAM
OCT 14 || THE YORKSHIRE POST
‘No one believed us. He couldn’t concentrate as he was so tired’ [narcolepsy]
Kids
ADHD Symptoms in Children with Narcolepsy
Kids
OCT 13 || SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING BLOG
Improved Lighting Helps Seniors With Alzheimer's Get Better Sleep
Seniors
How This Light Could Help Your Baby (and You) Sleep Better
Family
More than one-third of perimenopausal women develop insomnia: New study shows symptoms escalating over time
Women
OCT 14 || TODAY PARENTING TEAM
Pregnancy
‘No one believed us. He couldn’t concentrate as he was so tired’ [narcolepsy]
Kids
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MULTIMEDIA || Sleep health education and issues captured in graphics, photos, audio, film
OCT 9 || SLEEP JUNKIES
The science of dreaming
Video
OCT 12 || ENTREPRENEUR
Why Entrepreneurs Should Never Feel Guilty for Sleeping
Infographic
OCT 12 || WIDE AWAKE AND DREAMING
Syncopation – Dancing with Narcolepsy & Cataplexy Guest Post by Elaine Golden
Dance
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DREAM LIFE || The art and science of dreamingNightmares: Triggers and Treatments
OCT 14 || INVERSE
How Daily Meditation Helped Me Lucid Dream Every Night: Controlling and remembering your dreams may be simpler than you expect
OCT 15 || SCIENCE CODEX
