THANK YOU: to everyone who voted for SHC as Healthline's Best Health Blog for 2015. As a busy curator, I did not have a lot of time to commit to asking for upvotes, which is generally how these contests pick a winner, so I doubt SHC will win (winners will be announced soon). However, I absolutely appreciate everyone who made the time to do so (and to nominate us in the first place). Polls closed yesterday. Thanks again!
KUDOS: The online magazine Motherboard takes on sleep health discussions this week in a series of commentaries and articles focused on the whole gamut, from dreams to insomnia, from why we sleep to why we can't. Several posts have made the Curator's Choice in this week's news. Thanks for keeping it real, MB. Explore the series here: You'll Sleep When You're Dead
JAN 26: Arizona Cardinals and the American Sleep Breathing Academy (ASBA) raise snoring and apnea awareness in Phoenix. On Tuesday Jan 26, ProPlayer Health Alliance sponsors two events that compose the nation's largest ever public awareness event dedicated to education about snoring and sleep apnea.
At 530pm, the onsite grand opening of the brand-new Arrowhead Pro Sleep Center in Glendale takes place. Then, at 6:30pm, the public awareness and fundraising party moves to Padre Murphy's in Phoenix, where NFL players Larry Fitzgerald, Roy Green, Eric Dickerson, Seth Joyner, Marcus Allen and others join with ASBA sleep clinicians to answer questions about sleep disorders and to help people who already have a sleep apnea diagnosis achieve compliance using their prescribed therapies. The Arizona Cardinals are known supporters for research into and treatment for sleep-disordered breathing.
Both events are sponsored by ProPlayer Health Alliance. ProPlayer's President David Gergen, owner of Gergens Sleep Appliance Lab and the Executive Director of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy, will MC both events. Info: Call David Gergen 602-478-9713
JAN 27: The biology of aging as it relates to our circadian rhythms. Mimi Shirasu-Hiza, PhD presents "A Timely Death: Circadian Regulation and Aging," a free brown-bag lunch seminar held at Columbia University Center for Aging on Wednesday Jan 27 from noon to 130pm. This informal meeting consists of a 40-minute presentation followed by general Q&A session and group discussion. Audience is encouraged to bring their own lunch. More info
JAN 28: Learn about sleep apnea and TMJ in Arlington, TX. Dentists at the Koala Center For Sleep Disorders in Arlington, TX offer free seminars on sleep apnea and TMJ issues, addressing possible noninvasive treatments for both, on Thursday Jan 28 at the Courtyard by Marriott. Two presentations will take place on this day, one at 2pm and the other at 7pm. For more info, and to reserve a seat: call 817-591-7800. More info
CURATOR'S CHOICE indicates recommended reading and includes editorial comments and opinions from the SHC curator.
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TOP TEN || Sleep news picks this week — newest to oldest — Curator's Choice
1. JAN 20 || COLLECTIVE EVOLUTION
Scientists are learning to record your dreams & play them back to you
From the curator: On the fence as to the advantages of this...
Dreams
2. JAN 20 || MEDICAL XPRESS
Public launch of new telemedicine system AASM Sleep innovates sleep medicine
From the curator: The future of sleep medicine, right here.
Business & Workplace
3. JAN 20 || MOTHERBOARD
Despite Plenty of Anti-Sleep Gadgets, Truckers Still Fall Asleep at the Wheel
From the curator: When are we going to finally accept that human beings need sleep in order to function and that all the gadgets and drugs in the world cannot replace this critical health process?
Public Health & Safety
4. JAN 19 || HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Type A to ZZZ: The agony of industry insomnia
From the curator: ??? They can't ALL be working for Quentin Tarantino.
Culture
5. JAN 19 || MOTHERBOARD
What Happens to the Data Collected On Us While We Sleep
From the curator: You can't say we didn't warn you.
Technology
6. JAN 19 || SLEEP JUNKIES
India's 'Sleep Mafia' and the Privatization of Sleeps
From the curator: Eye opening discussion centered on the documentary, Cities of Sleep.
Culture
7. JAN 18 || ON MILWAUKEE
The really important things I learned from using a fitness tracker
From the curator: I want to hear more of these stories, please.
First Person
8. JAN 15 || DAILY MAIL
What’s YOUR child’s ideal bedtime? Online calculator tells parents when to put little ones to bed so they wake up in a good mood (and earlier is not always better)
From the curator: I think this is a great tool, but I predict many families will not agree because it only shows how poorly they have managed bedtime habits for themselves and their kids.
Family
9. JAN 15 || PHONE ARENA
Creators of banned f.lux sleep improvement app call on Apple to open up Night Shift, claim they are the "original innovators"
From the curator: Let the lawsuits begin.
Business & Workplace
10. JAN 15 || REUTERS
For older drivers, sleep meds are linked with car accidents
From the curator: This has to be an open and honest conversation; while the privilege to drive is what keeps some seniors feeling a sense of independence, it is still a privilege that must be taken seriously. Seniors using zolpidem should probably stop driving or drive less. The statistics are too serious to think otherwise.
Family
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WORLD || International sleep news
JAN 15 || TIME OF INDIA [INDIA]
Speed and sleep trigger deadly 'slips' on eway
JAN 15 || TIMES UNION [JAPAN]
Japan ski tour bus in Nagano crash kills 14, injures 27
JAN 19 || BROMSGROVE ADVERTISER [UK]
Traffic and noise from M5 works keeping residents awake
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 21 || SCOTTISH LEGAL NEWS [SCOTLAND]
Dangerous driver loses appeal against conviction as falling asleep at wheel is a ‘voluntary act’
From the curator: The driver could have chosen to pull over and sleep.
NATIONAL || Sleep news across the U.S.
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 15 || BIRMINGHAM MAIL [AL]
Teachers bring in food for pupils left so hungry they fall asleep at their desks, poll finds
From the curator: How does this happen? We should be outraged at the numbers of kids starving.
JAN 15 || RALSTON RECORDER [NE]
Accident near 72nd and Main streets causes power outages
JAN 15 || VENTURA COUNTY STAR [CA]
5 suffer minor injuries in Oxnard crash
Sleepy driver tears through Chula Vista median
JAN 17 || TIMES GAZETTE [OH]
Hillsboro Police Report: Man was believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel, causing his vehicle to go left of center across the northbound lane and into a ditch before striking a street sign and post, then continuing into the intersection
JAN 18 || GREENWICH TIME [CT]
Drowsy motorist rams neighbor’s car in driveway
JAN 18 || SAUK VALLEY [IL]
Office building, house damaged in separate weekend crashes
JAN 19 || CALIFORNIA TURKISH TIMES [CA]
Two women dead as Greyhound bus driver falls asleep at wheel
JAN 19 || KSAT 12 [NY]
University Health System gives Baby Box starter kits to new parents: Program aims to decrease sudden infant death syndrome
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 19 || NORTHWEST MISSOURIAN [MO]
Students sleep their way to success
From the curator: Good work, Millennials. The generations before you could learn a thing or two from you about balance.
JAN 21 || RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL [NV]
7 infant sleep-related deaths reported in Washoe in last year
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PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY || Community health: epidemiology, transportation, industry, education
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 18 || MOTHERBOARD
Veterans Are Fighting the War on Sleep
From the curator: An ounce of prevention might be something worth researching by the military.
JAN 20 || FLEET OWNER
Sleep apnea, driver training, speed limiter rules all coming due
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 20 || SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
Driver fatigue a significant safety threat
From the curator: Don't take my word for it, look at the raw statistics.
JAN 21 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE
AASM to attend NHTSA meeting on fatigue risk management for EMS personnel
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BUSINESS & WORKPLACE || Workplace safety, corporate news, the business of sleep
JAN 15 || JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Effects of the internal circadian system and circadian misalignment on glucose tolerance in chronic shift workers
JAN 16 || KOTA TERRITORY NEWS
Consumer Reports: Sleep deprivation business (video)
JAN 18 || PAYSCALE.com
Is Lack of Sleep Killing Your Career?
JAN 19 || ORLANDO SENTINEL
Total Sleep Management files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
JAN 19 || VIRTUAL STRATEGY MAGAZINE
Sleep and Sinus Centers of Georgia Launches Responsive Design Microsites (press release)
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THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP || Scientific research and basic sleep health resources
JAN 15 || HERALD EXTRA
Are you SAD? 10 tips to beat back Seasonal Affective Disorder
JAN 15 || VAN WINKLE'S
Genetic Blip Allows Little Girl to Stay Awake for 3 Days Without Getting Tired
JAN 15 || WJHG
Connecting sleep disorders with heart problems
JAN 16 || CAPITAL BERG
Abnormal sleep patterns might lead to Alzheimer's
JAN 18 || ASIAN SCIENTIST
Why Some People Need Less Sleep
JAN 18 || BIOSPACE
The Yin And Yang Of Sleep And Attention [University of Queensland Study]
JAN 18 || DAILY MAIL
Do YOU struggle to sleep through the night? Disturbed sleep is 'linked to a higher risk of stroke'
JAN 18 || DAILY MAIL
You can't move or scream and there's often an intruder in your bedroom: The terrifying symptoms of sleep paralysis revealed
JAN 18 || DOVE PRESS
Sleep, eating disorder symptoms, and daytime functioning
JAN 19 || NEUROLOGY ADVISER
Disrupted Sleep Affects Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Integrity
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 19 || UNM HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
'Smart lighting' helps researchers study effects of light on sleep and health
From the curator: I think I speak for everyone who has ever worked in a dimly lit cave of an office when I say both THANK YOU and IT'S ABOUT TIME.
JAN 20 || THE CHRONICLE
Evolutionary anthropologists tout benefits of human sleep
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 20 || DOVE PRESS
The Toronto Hospital Alertness Test scale: relationship to daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and symptoms of depression and anxiety
From the curator: It may seem like hair-splitting semantics, but there is a difference between fatigue and sleepiness. And it matters because it helps to distinguish certain health conditions from others. Patience, grasshopper... the details matter.
JAN 20 || MOTHERBOARD
Four Leading Theories on Why Humans Need to Sleep
JAN 20 || PHILLY.com
5 heart problems caused by sleep apnea
TECHNOLOGY || Devices (including PAP) and tools for diagnosing and treating sleep health issues
JAN 15 || CULT OF MAC
Watch app developer won’t sleep until vets with PTSD can
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 15 || THE MAC OBSERVER
iOS 9.3: How to Enable Night Shift Mode
From the curator: Please use this feature if you absolutely must be up all night with your phone.
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 16 || BBC NEWS
Praise for 'sleep-protecting' phones
From the curator: Best protection tip yet: turn it off!
JAN 18 || CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
Impact of different nasal masks on CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized comparative trial
JAN 18 || TRUSTED REVIEWS
Your phone might be wrecking your sleep, but here's how to stop it
JAN 20 || ADVANCE FOR RESPIRATORY CARE & SLEEP MEDICINE
Continuous Pressure: Sleep physicians and dentists prefer oral appliance therapy as CPAP alternative
JAN 20 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
Bruxism Therapy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Therapy for Every Dental Practice
JAN 20 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
ResMed Narval CC: The Force Awakens! (oral device review)
JAN 20 || SOMNOSURE
The Best CPAP Mask: Full Face Pros, Cons, and Types
JAN 20 || SOMNOSURE
The Best Dental Snoring Mouthpiece: Types and Options
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 20 || TECH TIMES
These Fashionable Glasses Block Blue Light To Give You Better Sleep
From the curator: I have blue light-blocking specs for when I work at night (or wish to read from a backlit device). There are tons on the market; search under "blue blocking" or "computer" or "gaming" glasses at your favorite online shopping portal.
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DRUGS || Over the counter drugs,
prescription medications, illicit substances, nutraceuticals
CURATOR'S CHOICE
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 18 || EMPIRE STATE NEWS
Cognition Life Science selects Smart Science Labs: Dr. Chuanhai Cao is one of the first scientists in the world to determine that Marijuana Compounds along with other therapeutic compounds can make a significant difference in sleep disorders like insomnia, Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD), dyssomnia and Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder (CRSD)
From the curator: We remain skeptical. Show us some longitudinal, double blind, replicable research.
Cannabinoids
JAN 19 || HYPERSOMNIA FOUNDATION
Summary of Rationale Behind and Research Studies Into L-carnitine as a Treatment for Narcolepsy
L-Carnitine
Cognition Life Science selects Smart Science Labs: Dr. Chuanhai Cao is one of the first scientists in the world to determine that Marijuana Compounds along with other therapeutic compounds can make a significant difference in sleep disorders like insomnia, Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD), dyssomnia and Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder (CRSD)
From the curator: We remain skeptical. Show us some longitudinal, double blind, replicable research.
Cannabinoids
JAN 19 || HYPERSOMNIA FOUNDATION
Summary of Rationale Behind and Research Studies Into L-carnitine as a Treatment for Narcolepsy
L-Carnitine
JAN 19 || MANILA BULLETIN
Jury is still out on melatoninMelatonin
JAN 19 || MOTHERBOARD
The Nasal Spray that Was Supposed to Replace Sleep
Orexin-A
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PROCEDURES ||
Inpatient, outpatient, and surgery-related discussion
JAN 19 || ANESTHESIOLOGY NEWS
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Death and Near-Miss Registry Collecting Cases, but Society Says More Needed
From the curator: If you are going "under" in a future surgery, and you are at risk for sleep apnea, please address your sleep breathing problems first.
JAN 19 || DR STEVEN PARK
Podcast 016: Everything You Wanted to Know About Nasal Surgery
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 20 || ADVANCE FOR RESPIRATORY CARE & SLEEP MEDICINE
Upper Airway Stimulation for OSA: Working toward an ideal treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
From the curator: A technology that could really revolutionize sleep apnea therapy.
JAN 21 || DENTISTRY IQ
Dental anxiety: What role do sleep disorders play in dental fears?
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 21 || NEW YORK MAGAZINE
Oh God, There Is Such a Thing As Fatal Insomnia
From the curator: DO NOT PANIC. It's extremely rare and if you had it, you would already know by now because your relatives have already died from it.
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THERAPIES || Cognitive
behavioral therapy, chronotherapy, phototherapy, alternative therapy, complementary medicine, functional medicine
JAN 18 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
7 Yoga Tips for Better Sleep
Alternative therapy
JAN 18 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
7 Yoga Tips for Better Sleep
Alternative therapy
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 18 || LIVE SCIENCE Why Does the Sound of Water Help You Sleep?
From the curator: I guess I've gone camping too often; the sound of trickling water from nearby streams is more an inspiration to the use the bathroom. I'll take ocean waves.
Alternative therapy
JAN 20 || MACLEANS
The blanket that hugs insomniacs to sleep
Alternative therapy
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 21 || MOTHERBOARDI Tried to Hack My Circadian Rhythm With a Bright Light Therapy Headset
From the curator: I too can vouch for the effectiveness of phototherapy, however anecdotally.
Alternative therapy
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CULTURE || Cultural and social expressions and discussions about sleep
JAN 18 || MOTHERBOARD
The Future of Sleep, Illustrated
Arts
JAN 19 || MOTHERBOARD
5 Absurd Sleep Inventions That Somehow Got Patented
Inventions
JAN 19 || PR NEWSWIRE
Moon River Announces Financing and Film Production: Mara is based upon a real medical condition called "Sleep Paralysis"
Film
JAN 21 || THE TELEGRAPH
UK amateur cyclist Robin Townsend handed four-year ban by UK Anti-Doping after testing positive for modafinil
Sports
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LIFESTYLE & HYGIENE || Helps for patients and clues for sleep self-improvement
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 15 || BUSTLE
5 Scientific Reasons You Should Go To Bed On Time
From the curator: Just do this already, people.
JAN 15 || HEALTH NEWS LINE
Can’t Sleep? Eat Fiber-rich Diet And Fall Asleep Fast
JAN 16 || NEWSWEEK
Airplane designs that could counteract jet lag
JAN 17 || VINE REPORT
Nap time benefits: Power naps help boost memory and energy, say experts
JAN 18 || DISPATCH ARGUS
Learn to take a siesta -- it's good for you!
JAN 18 || THE MIRROR
Blue Monday: Could a good night's sleep help ward off depression on this gloomy day?
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 18 || MOTHERBOARD
How Humans Can Evolve to Need Less Sleep
From the curator: For me, the question is "why do we need to give up sleep?" I'm just as ambitious as the next nerd but I love sleeping and it makes me smarter and healthier. That's like suggesting we need to give up on eating food or drinking water or moving our bodies.
JAN 18 || YAHOO! TRAVEL
Gadgets that will finally help you sleep on a plane
JAN 19 || BUSTLE
Should You Sleep Naked? Not Everyone Agrees With What Science Has To Say About It (video)
JAN 19 || DAILY BHASKAR
People who sleep during daytime face these three major problems (slideshow)
JAN 19 || SOUTH COAST TODAY
Flexible Fitness: The importance of sleep ergonomics
JAN 20 || MOTHER NATURE NETWORK
You have an extra hour: Should you sleep or exercise?
JAN 20 || PARENT HERALD
Benefits of Napping: Studies Show How Nap Time Can Improve Physical, Mental And Emotional Well-being
JAN 21 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
To Nap or Not to Nap
JAN 21 || MOTHERBOARD
Is Falling Asleep With the TV on Actually Bad for You?
JAN 21 || MOTHERBOARD
Science Won't Help You Pick a Better Mattress
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JAN 19 || BUSTLE
Should You Sleep Naked? Not Everyone Agrees With What Science Has To Say About It (video)
JAN 19 || DAILY BHASKAR
People who sleep during daytime face these three major problems (slideshow)
JAN 19 || SOUTH COAST TODAY
Flexible Fitness: The importance of sleep ergonomics
JAN 20 || MOTHER NATURE NETWORK
You have an extra hour: Should you sleep or exercise?
JAN 20 || PARENT HERALD
Benefits of Napping: Studies Show How Nap Time Can Improve Physical, Mental And Emotional Well-being
JAN 21 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
To Nap or Not to Nap
JAN 21 || MOTHERBOARD
Is Falling Asleep With the TV on Actually Bad for You?
JAN 21 || MOTHERBOARD
Science Won't Help You Pick a Better Mattress
FAMILY || Sleep health through the lifespan: pediatrics, womens health, family health, eldercare
JAN 15 || MEDICAL XPRESS
Adolescents stress more with poor sleep
Teens
JAN 15 || STATES CHRONICLE
Sleep quality is important for the health of senior people
Elderly
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 18 || NEWS-MEDICAL.net
Bedwetting is a common medical condition that has a serious impact on children and families
From the curator: Enough shaming, more compassion. Nobody likes to leak. But it's not a personal weakness that causes it to happen, but something that can be fixed.
Kids
JAN 19 || LEBANON DAILY NEWS
Sleep deprivation common among children
Kids
JAN 21 || US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
A New Dad's Advice on Coping With Sleep Deprivation: How to survive those first few weeks of parenthood
New Parents
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MULTIMEDIA || Sleep health education and issues captured in graphics, photos, audio, film
JAN 17 || WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
Early start times for NNY schools could be hindering student achievement
Video
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FIRST PERSON || Individual accounts of living with sleep disorders
JAN 15 || HUFF POST COLLEGE
Alex Leininger, University of Missouri: All's well that sleeps well
Editorial
JAN 16 || BLOGHER
Jenni Frizzell Fuller: Nightmares, Night Terrors, and Monsters in the Closet
Blog commentary
JAN 16 || FORT MCMURRAY TODAY
Jessica McIntosh: Living with sleep deprivation
Opinion
JAN 16 || NORTHWEST HERALD
Michael Penkava: Sleep-Talking and other nocturnal musings
Columnist
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 18 || MOTHERBOARD
Ben Sullivan: Tracking My Sleep Kept Me Awake at Night
From the curator: I sleep well enough that I don't worry about tracking my sleep but I do imagine that if I began to track my sleep I would lose sleep over it.
Personal commentary
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 19 || MOTHERBOARD
Kari Paul || The Graveyard Shift: We Talked to a Flight Attendant About Ambien and Pillows
From the curator: Reality check from someone in the shift work trenches.
Interview
JAN 19 || RISING KASHMIR
Nasir Ahmed: The dream of an insomniac
Editorial
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 20 || MOTHERBOARD
Richard Wordsworth: Tried to Hack Hours off My Sleep Time by Going 'Polyphasic'
From the curator: Living an "efficient" life is not particularly rewarding, in the long run. It's a popular practice, to attempt the sleep schedule of certain dead white male geniuses, but let's be serious. Human beings are not automatons.
Editorial
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 20 || MOTHERBOARD
Richard Wordsworth: Tried to Hack Hours off My Sleep Time by Going 'Polyphasic'
From the curator: Living an "efficient" life is not particularly rewarding, in the long run. It's a popular practice, to attempt the sleep schedule of certain dead white male geniuses, but let's be serious. Human beings are not automatons.
Personal commentary
JAN 21 || MOTHERBOARD
Imade Nibokun: Why Does the Night Get So Dark?
Personal Commentary
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Imade Nibokun: Why Does the Night Get So Dark?
Personal Commentary
DREAM LIFE || The art and science of dreaming
JAN 17 || DAILY NEWS
The health benefits of dreaming
JAN 18 || THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Research digest: A trick to help you have more lucid dreams
CURATOR'S CHOICE
JAN 20 || MOTHERBOARD
When Anxiety Gives You Bad Dreams That Give You More Anxiety and Bad Dreams
From the curator: The unwanted gift that keeps on giving.
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