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TOP TEN || Sleep news picks this week -- newest to oldest
1. OCT 8 || THE GUARDIAN
Sleep study finds ‘hotspot’ regions where Americans don't get enough rest
National
2. OCT 8 || STANFORD MEDICINE NEWS CENTER
Among teens, sleep deprivation an epidemic: Sleep deprivation increases the likelihood teens will suffer myriad negative consequences, including an inability to concentrate, poor grades, drowsy-driving incidents, anxiety, depression, thoughts of suicide and even suicide attempts
Kids
3. OCT 7 || LEX18.com
Photo [of Macklemore] Sparks Conversation About Co-Sleeping Safety, SIDS
Curator's remarks: This is where America's focus lives... inside the lives of celebrities. Whether this is a good thing or not is besides the point; the point is, any time a celebrity's image, experience or comment sparks a conversation about sleep health, it's an opportunity for widespread public health education. Why we didn't hop on the drowsy driving bandwagon with Tracy Morgan's crippling accident (and Jimmy Mack's death) still defies explanation. Lost opportunity, that.
Culture
4. OCT 7 || TALK RADIO AM 640
STAFFORD – Should He Have Been Driving a Bus in The First Place?!?
Curator's remarks: Controversial. How do we decide who is competent to drive when sleep health questions linger?
Public Health & Safety
5. OCT 6 || BRAIN DECODER
Scientists Get to the Root of Cataplexy, a Condition That Makes People Collapse When They Laugh
The Science of Sleep
6. OCT 6 || HUFFPOST POLITICS
The Surgeon General Wants You, America, To Sleep More
Public Health & Safety
7. OCT 6 || INFECTION CONTROL TODAY
Experts Say Malnutrition, Sleep Deprivation Should be Part of the Standard Safety Checklist
Curator's remarks: Not only in the ER but with every single visit at urgent care or with one's primary. Asking about sleep health should be part of the vitals collection at the beginning of every patient-physician encounter.
Public Health & Safety
8. OCT 5 || US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Eating After Dark: A Bad Habit or Medical Condition? When sleep disorders meet eating disorders, the combination can be a nightmare
The Science of Sleep
9. OCT 2 || SCIENCE ALERT
Here's what happens to your body when you stay up all night
Curator's remarks: SHC cannot express this enough times: sleep is NOT optional.
Lifestyle & Hygiene
10. OCT 2 || SLEEP REVIEW
Albert Einstein College of Medicine to Use NIH Grant to Promote Healthy Sleep in Kids
Kids
Albert Einstein College of Medicine to Use NIH Grant to Promote Healthy Sleep in Kids
Kids
OCT 3 || TIMES OF INDIA [INDIA]
9% of Indians above 50 years suffer from sleep disorders
More Korean women in 30s suffer sleep disorders
OCT 5 || THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS [INDIA]
Chronic drowsiness can be treated
OCT 8 || NZHERALD [NZ]
Insomnia's new cure: Talking about it
OCT 3 || KTUL [OK]
Safe Sleep Group uses Green Straws to Educate Parents About Sleep Dangers
'Nap pods' to pop up in Midtown Village
OCT 3 || WBKB [MI]
Distracted driving leading to increased road deaths
Secrets For A Successful Sleep Cycle
OCT 5 || UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMAN [UT]
#USU hacks napping; ... there are tons of hidden nooks and crannies all over campus that are prime for catching some Zs between classes...
Curator's remarks: Oh those crazy kids and their brilliant, simple problem-solving efforts. I like the idea that there are hidden nap locations in all sorts of safe places.
Kansas ranks high among infant mortality rate in some demographics
OCT 6 || TUSCON NEWS NOW [AZ]
UA and CFSD teaming up for sleep study: The University of Arizona is working with the Catalina Foothills School District in the largest-ever sleep study on elementary school students' sleep habits and STEM learning
Curator's remarks: I hope more studies like this pop up all over the country. Maybe as adults we are too far gone with our poor sleep habits and hygiene but maybe we can change this reality for our young people.
Sleep walker scares woman
OCT 5 || CDC.org
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)--October is SIDS Awareness Month. Learn more about infant deaths from SIDS and other causes, and take action to reduce the risk. Start by always placing babies on their backs to sleep
BUSINESS & WORKPLACE || Workplace safety, corporate news, the business of sleep
OCT 2 || FLEET OWNER
Deadly duo: Fighting fatigue and distracted driving
Curator's remarks: Very happy to see continued importance placed on sleep habits and health in publications that cater to our truck drivers.
OCT 2 || MOTHERBOARD
I Took a Nap at Doze, a Very Real Startup for Overworked Adults
Curator's remarks: A perfect world = mandated naps at work + the elimination of smoking breaks (because everyone has quit smoking).
OCT 5 || THE WASHINGTON POST
Mercedes-Benz & Daimler Test Autonomous 18-Wheeler In Real Highway Traffic [technology designed to reduce drowsy driving]
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I Took a Nap at Doze, a Very Real Startup for Overworked Adults
Curator's remarks: A perfect world = mandated naps at work + the elimination of smoking breaks (because everyone has quit smoking).
OCT 5 || THE WASHINGTON POST
Mercedes-Benz & Daimler Test Autonomous 18-Wheeler In Real Highway Traffic [technology designed to reduce drowsy driving]
OCT 3 || THE MIRROR
Why do we sometimes jolt as we're drifting off to sleep? Expert explains what's going on with our bodies
Most everyone experiences some insomnia at times: Women and older people are more likely to suffer from insomnia
OCT 5 || QUARTZ
Sleep paralysis: what we know about a terrifying state of consciousness
OCT 6 || SLEEP REVIEW
Can Two Simple Questions Predict Which Patients Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
OCT 6 || DAILY MAIL
Red screen at night, sleeper's delight: Apps claim to improve rest by placing a crimson filter over your phone's blue light
Curator's remarks: This stuff is for real, people.
OCT 6 || HUFFPOST IMPACTHere Are Tech's Big Ideas For Ending Drowsy Driving: Tech is only part of the solution, even as innovations plow ahead
OCT 3 || CLINICAL ADVISOR
Surgery benefits patients with chronic sinus infection, sleep dysfunction
Surgery
OCT 5 || BRAIN DECODER
Scientists Asked the Stoners: What Type of Pot Helps You Sleep Better?
Curator's remarks: When people ask me what I think about using marijuana as a sleep aid, I can only shrug my shoulders. It's a serious question with very limited science to answer it. We need more studies, not only of heavy smokers of marijuana, but of casual users and those who rely on it for medical therapy.Drugs
OCT 6 || COCHRANE.org
Non-drug treatments for promoting sleep in adults in the intensive care unit
Alternative therapies
Non-drug treatments for promoting sleep in adults in the intensive care unit
Alternative therapies
Tongue exercises can dial down snoring: Technique works, says doctor, but it takes daily effort
Alternative therapies
OCT 7 || THE ISLAND
Beating insomnia with yoga
Alternative therapies
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OCT 2 || DNA
Shaandaar: A tale of two insomniacs
Film
OCT 7 || INVERSE
eSports Teams Demand More Sleep Because They Need It--Labor organization efforts in competitive gaming are really about letting players rest
Gaming
OCT 6 || GOOD TIMES
Snooze blues: Night owls may be genetically predisposed, but changing our body clock is not impossible
OCT 2 || NPR
When Baby Sleeps Near Mom, Guess Who Doesn't Sleep Well?
Womens Health
OCT 4 || STARTS AT SIXTY
25 Most Popular Bedtime Stories of All Time
Kids
More parents are giving kids melatonin to sleep. Is it safe?
Curator's remarks: Just because it's over the counter doesn't mean it's safe or even useful for the developing brains of kids.
Kids
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MULTIMEDIA || Sleep health education and issues captured in graphics, photos, audio, film
OCT 6 || PUB
Sleep Deprivation amongst college students
Video
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OCT 3 || WHARF
Why you should ignore Benjamin Franklin and take a nap
Culture
OCT 7 || MASS LIVE
Carrie Writes: Treating sleep apnea gives real energy boost
Drugs & Therapies
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DREAM LIFE || The art and science of dreamingReal-time sleep data powers new website about dreamers
OCT 8 || MEDICAL DAILY
From pregnancy to alcohol, 6 things you didn't know caused nightmares and other vivid dreams
