In Sleep News This Week, Mar 25 - 31

Note: Some links in this curation are intended for medical professionals and may require medical organization membership or paywall access to read full content.

 SPECIAL || Recalls, special announcements, breaking news, events

 Nationwide: The Huffington Post is hosting its first ever Sleep Revolution College Tour this spring, visiting 50 campuses across the US to shine a light on the latest research about sleep deprivation and to raise awareness about the importance of sleep and the dangers of not getting enough. 

The Huffington Post has partnered with major brands to host "sleep fairs" and slumber parties to "give students tangible tools and products to learn better sleep habits and make small but transformational changes in their lives," according to their recent announcement. Learn more about the tour here; find dates in your community here. 

 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. MAR 30 || ARGONAUT ONLINE [CA]
‘Bernie Baby’ Died from SIDS
From the curator: How sad; who didn't enjoy seeing that picture cycling the social media? 
National

2. MAR 30 || NEW YORK DAILY NEWS [NY]
NYPD cop claims he was sleepwalking — not drunk — when he broke into woman's home and assaulted her
From the curator: It's easy to be skeptical but the man has a history of other sleep disorders. This is one to watch.
National

3. MAR 29 || AMERICAN ADDICTION CENTERS
Ambien Withdrawal – Symptoms, Timeline and Tips
From the curator: Please read this before you decide you want to try Ambien.
Drugs

4. MAR 29 || SUNSHINE COAST DAILY
VIDEO: The moment you have a micro-sleep behind the wheel
From the curator: Definitely something we all need to be aware of. Nobody is immune to this dangerous lapse between consciousness and sleep. 
Multimedia

5. MAR 28 || M LIVE [MI]
Lab results show prescription drugs in blood of attorney charged in crash
From the curator: Sleeping aids are not to be taken lightly. 
National

6. MAR 27 ||  NORTHERN ECHO [UK]
Charity is appealing for alternative therapists to aid veterans' sleep
From the curator: Vets deserve the best care, especially when it comes to sleep and PTSD. 
World

7. MAR 25 || BUSTLE
A Gene For Sleep Deprivation Has Been Identified, And Here's What It Means For Your Health

From the curator: Whether you have the gene or not: make sleep a priority. 
The Science of Sleep

8. MAR 25 ||  THE JAPAN NEWS [JAPAN]
Changing habits, drug can reduce bedwetting
From the curator: Good to see efforts to treat this troubling problem. 
World

9. MAR 25 || LOS ANGELES TIMES
Alarm clock-lamp tries to get you on a sleepy wavelength
From the curator: I love this idea! 
Light and chronotherapy

10. MAR 25 || MACWORLD
iOS 9.3: The new Night Shift feature probably won’t help you sleep better - There’s no solid evidence that mobile screens’ color temperature is the real culprit to keeping you up at night
From the curator: I appreciate Sree Roy's statement in connection to this article (see below, "Editor’s Message: A Seismic Shift in Awareness") 
Technology

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 WORLD  || International sleep news

MAR 27 || GULF NEWS [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]
Not enough sleep for readers: Majority of the respondents of an online poll are only getting six hours of sleep

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 27 ||  THE  INDIAN EXPRESS [INDIA]
Maharashtra: Docs claim working conditions ‘inhuman’, DMER says all is well
From the curator: This is becoming an echoing complaint worldwide.

MAR 28 || THE HINDU [INDIA]
Youth killed in an accident

MAR 28 || MENAFN.com [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]
Experts warn about high Sudden Infant Death rates in the UAE

MAR 28 ||  YIBADA [CHINA]
Young Chinese Children Get Insufficient Sleep, Study Finds

MAR 29 ||  BORED PANDA [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]
Nap Bar In Dubai Lets You Take Breaks During Busy Days

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 29 ||  COMMUNITY NEWS [AUSTRALIA]
Booragoon scientist reveals dangers of intrusive lighting
From the curator: Light pollution is becoming more of a problem.

MAR 29 ||  DAILY MAIL [AUSTRALIA]
Video shows the terrifying moment a driver has a 'micro-sleep' behind the wheel and crashes into a parked truck

MAR 30 || DOVE PRESS [TAIWAN]
Predictive factors warrant screening for obstructive sleep apnea in COPD: a Taiwan National Survey

MAR 30 ||  GLOBAL NEWS [CANADA]
Sleep-deprived Canadians risking serious long-term health problems: scientists

MAR 30 ||  MALAYA.com [THE PHILIPPINES]
Uratex supports PSSM to promote good sleep

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 NATIONAL  || Sleep news across the U.S.

MAR 25 || KFOX [TX]
Fort Bliss offers sleep deprivation program for soldiers to get proper sleep

MAR 25 || WHEC [NY]
Rollover crash on 390 in Greece

MAR 26 || THE BROOKLYN READER [NY]
RECAP of Safe Sleep Event: In Awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

MAR 27 || THE PARENT HERALD [TN]
Tennessee Hospital Awarded for Infant Sleep Safety Efforts

MAR 28 || KVIA [TX]
Sister of man charged with killing officer says he didn't do it on purpose

MAR 28 || PARADISE POST [CA]
Sleepy driver sentenced in vehicular manslaughter case

MAR 29 || CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY [WA]
Washington State U tests napping pods

MAR 29 || CBC ONLINE [IA]
Sac City Woman Falls Asleep At Wheel; Strikes Utility Pole

MAR 29 || TUCSON NEWS NOW [KY]
New device offered in Louisville could help millions of sleep apnea sufferers

MAR 30 || C AND G NEWS [MI]
Local company discusses sleeping right on ‘Dr. Oz’

MAR 30 || WTOV 9 [OH]
EORH opens new Sleep Place

MAR 31 || KIMT [MN]
Truck drivers falling asleep at the wheel

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 PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY || Community health: epidemiology, transportation, industry, education, safety regulations

MAR 27 || HUFFPOST SLEEP + WELLNESS
Millions of Hispanics at Risk for This Serious Sleep Problem

MAR 28 || DRIVING
Driving while drowsy limits your abilities to avoid a collision almost as much as being drunk

MAR 28 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
Hospital Sleep Center vs Independent Sleep Center: Pros and Cons

MAR 31 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
Why should I have a sleep study at an Accredited Center?

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 THE BUSINESS OF SLEEP   || Corporate news, the business of sleep

MAR  26 || DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH
U.S. is Expected to Dominate the North America Sleep Apnea Devices Market – a New Report from Data Bridge Market Research (press release)

MAR 28 || SLEEP REVIEW
Technavio: Top Seven Vendors in Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Market

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 29 || MOBI HEALTH NEWS
Rythm raises $4M for mobile-enabled sleep tracking headband
From the curator: Lots of money pouring into wearable technology to fix sleep. Maybe we should take that same money and use it for sleep health education. Awareness, education and action will do more to fix the problem at its root.

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 THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP  || Scientific research and sleep medicine using ICSD-3 categories, may include full text, abstracts. Note: Some of these links are intended for medical professionals. Complete articles may require paywall access.

 Researchers 
MAR 30 || SLEEP REVIEW
Sleep’s Illuminator: Meir Kryger, MD

 Insomnia 
MAR 30 || SCIENCE ALERT
What's the link between insomnia and mental illness?

 Sleep Related Breathing Disorders 
MAR 25 || E BIOMEDICINE
Changes in Neurocognitive Architecture in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treated with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

MAR 28 || DOCTOR'S LOUNGE
CPAP Ups Exercise Performance in Tracheobronchomalacia

 Central Disorders of Hypersomnia 
MAR 30 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
What is a Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)?

MAR 31 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
What is Cataplexy and How is it Treated?

 Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders 
MAR 23 || PLOS ONE
Cerebrospinal Fluid Hypocretin-1 (Orexin-A) Level Fluctuates with Season and Correlates with Day Length

MAR 25 || EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Sleep Disorders in Shift Workers in the Emergency Department and Efficacy of Melatonin

 Parasomnias 
MAR 28 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Pediatrics / Children's Health Sleepwalking: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

MAR 29 || BUSTLE
What Is Night Eating Syndrome? 6 Things To Know About NES

MAR 29 || WIBX 950
Keeler Sleep Study Video: Night Terrors?

MAR 30 || SLEEP JUNKIES
Buttered cigarettes... and 9 other freaky sleepwalking incidents

 Sleep Deprivation 
MAR 25 || INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
A Neurophysiological Approach for Evaluating Noise-Induced Sleep Disturbance: Calculating the Time Constant of the Dynamic Characteristics in the Brainstem (abstract)

MAR 25 || MEDICAL XPRESS
Low frequency noise ions to be replicated for first major study on windfarms and sleep

 Other Research 
MAR 25 || NEWS 9
Daytime sleepiness, long naps linked to heart risks

MAR 27 || SLEEP REVIEW
Genes Influence Sleep/Wake Timing of Seizures in People with Epilepsy

MAR 28 || MD
CPAP Use May Not Improve Diabetes Control

MAR 29 || INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Mechanism of Sleep Disturbance in Children with Atopic Dermatitis and the Role of the Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin

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 TECHNOLOGY  || Devices (including PAP, dental sleep medicine, neurostimulation, etc) and tools for diagnosing and treating sleep health issues

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 26 || WFLA
Doctors: New sleep-tracking tech results could be misleading
From the curator: I hope these tech companies continue to refine these products, nonetheless.

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 DRUGS  || Over the counter drugs, prescription medications, illicit substances, nutraceuticals

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 30 || BUSINESS WIRE
Theranexus: Preclinical Results Published in the Specialist Medical Journal Sleep
From the curator: People with narcolepsy deserve more symptom management options. 
THN102

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 THERAPIES  || Cognitive behavior therapy, chronotherapy, phototherapy, alternative therapy, complementary medicine, functional medicine 

MAR 25 || HUFFPOST SLEEP + WELLNESS
Bedtime Yoga: Three Postures to Help You Fall Asleep
Complementary medicine

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 29 || PSFK
Table with Circadian Lighting Could Improve Your Sleep Cycle
From the curator: Another fun idea!
Phototherapy

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 CULTURE  || Cultural, social, athletic, legal, artistic and religious discussions of sleep

MAR 25 || BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Video: Matthias Schoenaerts - Filming Disorder gave me 'PTSD symptoms'
Film

MAR 25 || GOLF DIGEST
Gary Player sounds off on Tiger Woods' "lessons" and sleep deprivation
Sports

MAR 25 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
NFLPA 2016 former players convention with a focus on sleep apnea testing and treatment
Sports

MAR 27 || THE STAR
Athletes awaken to the link between sleep and sports performance
Sports

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 28 || THE NEW YORK TIMES
Schools Are Slow to Learn That Sleep Deprivation Hits Teenagers Hardest
From the curator: When will they start paying attention?
Sports

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 28 || VOX
Late sleepers are tired of being discriminated against. And science has their back
From the curator: So glad to hear there is pushback. "Early to bed, early to rise" thinking may have worked back in the day, but it's not relevant to the way we live these days.
Workplace Culture

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 31 || NEW YORK MAGAZINE
A New Movement Wants to Change How You Think About Sleep
From the curator: Sleep isn't optional, people. We will die without it.
Cultural Mores

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 LIFESTYLE & HYGIENE  || Tips and clues for sleep self-improvement

MAR 26 || LOS ANGELES TIMES
Can't keep off the pounds? Make sure you're getting enough sleep

MAR 27 || THE DAILY PROGRESS
Vital Signs: Strategies for ensuring a sound night's sleep

MAR 27 || WRIC
Protein diet helps improve sleep quality

MAR 28 || BUSTLE
7 Things That Could Be Keeping You Awake At Night

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 29 || AASTWEB.org
Re-inventing the alarm: What is keeping me awake?
From the curator: An interesting approach to thinking about timing and sleep. 

MAR 29 || HUFFPOST SLEEP + WELLNESS
How Sleep Deficits are Messing Up Your Life and What to do About It

MAR 29 ||NBC NEWS
8 a.m. Class Fail: Sleepy College Students Flunking Out

MAR 29 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
How much sleep do I need?

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 30 || LACROSSE TRIBUNE
Dust mites just might invade pillows without cleaning regimen
From the curator: We could all probably do better when it comes to maintaining our pillows and bed linens.

MAR 30 || ROMPER
7 Ways Sleep Deprivation Affects Your Sex Life

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 FAMILY  || Sleep health through the lifespan: pediatrics, women's health, family health, men's health, parenting, eldercare

MAR 26 || BOLD SKY
Tricks To Cure Sleeplessness In Pregnancy
Pregnancy

MAR 29 || TEEN VOGUE
HEALTH Science Says Your School Should Probably Start Classes Later in the Morning
Teens

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 30 || CDA PRESS
Sleep disorders in kids
From the curator: A great primer. Kids suffer from more sleep disorders than parents know.
Kids

MAR 30 || HUFFPOST PARENTS UK 
Why Your Child's Night Light Is Ruining Their Sleep
Kids

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 31 || SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER
How to Prepare Your Child for His Sleep Study
From the curator: Some ways to maximize your time at the lab.
Kids

MAR 31 || TIMES OF INDIA
Does your relationship need a sleep divorce?
Marriage

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 MULTIMEDIA  || Sleep health media captured in graphics, photos, audio, film

MAR 25 || KHON
Keiki Talk: Sleep is physically, psychologically restorative
News Video

MAR 31 || HEALIO
VIDEO: Strategies used in CBT for insomnia
Educational Video

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 FIRST PERSON  || Op-Ed, letters to the editor, columnists, advocates, personal essays

MAR 25 || HUFFINGTON POST
Sponsored Post (Sleep Number): What Can The Evolution Of Our Sleep Habits Teach Us?
Editorial

MAR 25 || STAR TRIBUNE
Tim Harlow @The Drive: Study: Risk soars for truckers with sleep apnea but skip treatment
Blogger/columnist

MAR 26 || LONGVIEW NEWS JOURNAL
Special to the LNJ: Asleep at the wheel: Drowsy driving is impaired driving
Editorial

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 26 || READING EAGLE
Dr. John Reitz: The Dentist's Chair: Tonsil and tongue size may hinder sleep
From the curator: This is an important consideration for some people. Not all people who have sleep breathing disorders are obese, sometimes their airways are overcrowded.
Columnist

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 26 || VENTURA COUNTY STAR
Bill Nash @Lifestyle: Put the brakes on driverless cars — at least for now
From the curator: Agreed! Let's perfect this technology AND reduce the rates of sleep deprivation in our country first.
Columnist

MAR 27 || ARKANSAS ONLINE
Tammy Keith @ThreeRiversEdition: Lack of sleep leaves writer feeling tangry
Editorial

MAR 28 || BUSINESS INSIDER
Brandt Ranj: Making these three changes to my tech habits helped me sleep better and could do the same for you
Personal Commentary

MAR 28 || DAILY LIFE
David Leser: What no one understands about not being able to sleep
Personal Commentary

MAR 28 || HERALD.net
FDA needs cure for conflict
Editorial

MAR 29 || AUBURN CITIZEN
Ask Dr. K.: Sleep laboratory testing can reveal sleep apnea
Advice Columnist

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 29 || MEDSCAPE
Aaron B. Holley, MD: Does Using an e-Reader Before Bed Ruin Your Sleep?
From the curator: Try reading good old fashioned print materials using a blue-filtering light. 
Advocacy

MAR 29 || MY ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Do sleeping pills increase the risk of dementia?
Advice Column

MAR 29 || SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
Annie Ho: Is there a right way to deal with a sleepless child who wants to share mum’s bed?
Personal Commentary

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 30 || AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH
Lila Abassi: Praising Early-Risers Over Night Owls May Not Be So Wise
From the curator: If Big Businesses can break down the the barrier of 9-to-5 schedules, it might be wise for the rest of us to take stock of our own chronotypes.
Advocacy

MAR 31 || THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE
Jesse Barron: Letter of Recommendation: Segmented Sleep
Commentary

 CURATOR'S CHOICE 
MAR 31 || SLEEP REVIEW
Sree Roy: Editor’s Message: A Seismic Shift in Awareness
From the curator: I am equally grateful for the fact that people are starting to rethink their sleep health. 
Advocacy

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This week in sleep news, Mar 18 - 24

Note: Some links in this curation are intended for medical professionals and may require medical organization membership or paywall access to read full content.

 SPECIAL  || Recalls, special announcements, breaking news, events

 WORLD SLEEP DAY  || Just look at the World section below to see how World Sleep Day was recognized... so many important links to news, research, awareness, and advocacy in just one week. 

As you know, the SHC weekly curation hosts dozens of links like this every day. Sleep is not just the "topic of the month," but a global interest and area of great concern for public health and safety. 

Here's a nice overview of the focus and purpose of World Sleep Day from WAER Syracuse Public Media (includes link to radio program): Have Trouble Sleeping? World Sleep Day Focuses on Medical, Behavioral Problems that Keep You Up

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Sheboygan, WI, March 25: Home Care Medical will offer a free CPAP clinic between 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on March 25 at 2922 S. Business Dr. Attendees should bring their CPAP machine for a pressure check. For more information call 920-458-5768, email communications@hcmedical.com or visit www.homecaremedical.com.

Warwick, RI, March 31: INSIGHT will host Vanda Pharmaceuticals for a discussion about Non-24-Hour-Sleep-Wake-Disorder (Non-24) at 1 pm.  Dr. Ahamd N. Ali will present on the topic and answer questions. The program is open to anyone living with vision loss as well as friends, family, and caregivers. To register, call Lucille Gaboriault at 941-3322, extension 121 or online at www.in-sight.org.

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 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
This week's Top Ten List honors World Sleep Day (March 18) by featuring the most intriguing posts to go live on this day. 

1. ABC 13 EYEWITNESS NEWS
School law may mean earlier wake-ups for students, parents
From the curator: Earlier wake-ups fly in the face of trends informed by ample scientific evidence. Waking these people up in the midst of their final REM cycle is going to have repercussions: irritable, groggy students and parents and a much higher problem with early-morning drowsy driving. What is Texas thinking?
National 

2. CLASSIC SLEEP CARE
When You Stop PAP, How Do You Start Again?
From the curator: A worthwhile question, as many PAP users stop and start again. Great advice.
Technology

3. DAILY MAIL 

Church that believes 'witchcraft' works early in the morning is fined £8,000 for holding noisy 'anti-demon' services at 3am

From the curator: Do the sermons have to be that noisy to work? And is witchcraft that big a problem in this town?

World

4. FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
Army drills down on health of its force, finds it needs more sleep
From the curator: See "Fort Carson" article below in the Nation section.
Multimedia

5. HUFFINGTON POST
#SleeplessSenate: A Look Into Sleep Deprivation
From the curator: Why stop at Australia? Maybe this should be an international inquiry.
World

6. HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
7 Innovations That Are Making Sleep Easier In 2016
From the curator: Leave it to HuffPo to stay on top of these trends. Thank you, Arianna.
Technology

7. HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
A society without sleep
From the curator: A reasonable plea.
Lifestyle & Hygiene

8. THE MIRROR
Modern day dads are losing out on sleep as more are changing nappies at night than mums
From the curator: Not surprising at all. Maybe a long-overdue reckoning of the playing field and an opportunity for millions of women to be recognized for sacrifices they've made for centuries. 
Parenting

9. THE MIRROR
When do pilots sleep in the cockpit during long-haul flights? Napping on the job isn't uncommon
From the curator: Autopilot still needs to be "manned." It's not a free pass to sneak in a few winks. If this is the norm, then we need to rethink the message we are sending to our pilots: that it's okay to work while sleep deprived.
Public Health & Safety

10. VOX
If you’re just not a morning person, science says you may never be
From the curator: But will the business world appreciate this is a distinct chronotype for millions of people? Some corporate leaders are recognizing sleep as an important asset to their employees, but their vision has yet to trickle down to employers who think nothing of assigning asynchronous shift times and scheduling their workers in random fashion.
Public Health & Safety

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 WORLD  || International sleep news

MAR 18 || CTV NEWS OTTAWA [CANADA]
Young Canadians aren't getting enough sleep

MAR 18 || SPUTNIK NEWS [GERMANY]
Dream Come True: German School Lets Children Sleep In

MAR 18 || THE STRAITS TIMES [SINGAPORE]
Sleep apnoea causes man, 29, to lose job and get into traffic accident

MAR 18 || TIMES OF INDIA [INDIA]
53% sleep apnea patients also have diabetes and hypertension: Study

MAR 19 || FINANCIAL EXPRESS [BANGLADESH]
Over 100m people suffer from obstructive sleep apnea

MAR 19 || THE HANS [INDIA]
16 per cent in Hyderabad suffer from sleep apnea

MAR 19 || THE HINDU [INDIA]
'Auto pressure machines now available for sleep apnea'

MAR 19 || THE HINDU [INDIA]
'Lack of sleep can affect mental health'

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 19 || THE RAKYAT POST [SAUDI ARABIA]
Pilgrims killed in Mecca as bus driver sleeps at wheel
From the curator: This particular case of drowsy driving is especially tragic to me. 

MAR 20 || THE MIRROR [SPAIN]
Tarragona coach crash: Investigators probe whether bus driver was ASLEEP at wheel before 13 students died in smash

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 21 || GB TIMES [CHINA]
Nearly half of China's middle-income class suffer from insomnia
From the curator: For a country with a monumental workforce, this looks to be devastating nationwide if these people don't get help soon. 

MAR 22 || ANHUI NEWS [CHINA]
China's "sleep testers" search hotels for a good night's rest

MAR 22 || SCIENCE DAILY [THE NETHERLANDS]
Dutch students' grades lower due to lack of sleep

MAR 23 ||REPÚBLICA [NEPAL]
Insomnia becoming chronic in Nepal

MAR 23 ||TIME OUT [UK]
London, the city that just can't sleep

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 NATIONAL  || Sleep news across the U.S.

MAR 18 || BEATRICE DAILY SUN [NE]
Driver falls asleep, collides with light pole on Sixth Street

MAR 18 || THE NEWS-MESSENGER [OH]
Woman survives rollover crash

MAR 18 || ROANOKE TIMES [VA]
Narcolepsy Bed Race raises awareness for neurological condition

MAR 19 || NBC BAY AREA [CA]
Family Mourns Dad, Toddler Killed in Fiery Crash

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 19 || RAPID CITY JOURNAL [SD]
Study shows South Dakotans sleep better than anyone else in US
From the curator: Fresh air, low light and noise pollution, slower lifestyle for the win! 

MAR 19 || TOLEDO BLADE [OH]
Tractor-trailer rig leaked fuel, caught fire

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  

MAR 20 || THE GAZETTE [CO]
Health report credits Fort Carson for letting soldiers sleep in
From the curator: Way to go! 

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 21 || COUNSEL & HEAL [WI]
Health repercussions due to windmills being kept under wraps?

From the curator: This is not just a problem with people in Wisconsin. Everywhere in the US where turbines exist to generate power, there's a problem with noise pollution and sleep deprivation.

MAR 21 || PA HOME PAGE [PA]
Woman Falls Asleep At The Wheel

MAR 23 || WICKED LOCAL CONCORD [NH]
Committee may study later start time at Concord-Carlisle High

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 PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY || Community health: epidemiology, transportation, industry, education, safety regulations

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 21 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE
Crash risk soars among truck drivers who fail to adhere to sleep apnea treatment
From the curator: Findings continue to support what we in sleep health have known for a long time: long-haul truckers with OSA should not be driving without ample proof they are treating their sleep disorders. Just look at the daily accounts curated here, of drowsy driving among truck drivers. This is a public safety threat, people.

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 21 || ANESTHESIOLOGY NEWS
Sleep Deprivation Significantly Affects Mood Status of Anesthesiologists
From the curator: Having surgery any time soon? Let's hope your anesthesiologist is getting enough sleep.

MAR 21 || BIGWIRE
Why truck drivers need regular screening for sleep disorder?

MAR 22 || THE ATLANTIC
PTSD in the driver's seat

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 22 || E TURBO NEWS
Whistleblower: Sleep deprivation - Flydubai worked crew to death
From the curator: This is just terrible news, but I'm encouraged that there's a whistleblower on board looking out for us here. If regulatory oversight isn't working, maybe public safety everywhere will do the job of keeping the public safe from the unrealistic, downright inhumane demands of corporate employers.

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 BUSINESS OF SLEEP  || Corporate news, the business of sleep

MAR 18 || THE GUARDIAN SMALL BUSINESS NETWORK
Startups that aim to put you to sleep

MAR 18 || WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Daily Startup: ApniCure Raises $15.8 Million for Sleep-Apnea Treatment

MAR 19 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
E0486 continues to increase revenue

MAR 21 || NASDAQ
Philips' (PHG) Latest Website to Address Sleep Disorders

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 23 || AMERICAN SLEEP APNEA ASSOCIATION
ASAA receives funding award from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
From the curator: Congratulations to this important sleep health organization for the award!

MAR 23 || MODERN HEALTHCARE
Sleep apnea mask maker will pay $34.8 million to settle kickback allegations

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 THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP  || Scientific research and sleep medicine using ICSD-3 categories, may include full text, abstracts. Note: Some of these links are intended for medical professionals. Complete articles may require paywall access.

  Insomnia  
MAR 21 || SLEEP
Insomnia symptoms not linked to high LDL, triglycerides

MAR 23 || THE CONVERSATION
Explainer: what’s the link between insomnia and mental illness?

  Sleep Related Breathing Disorders  
MAR 18 || CHEST
Oropharyngeal crowding closely relates to aggravation of obstructive sleep apnea  (abstract)

MAR 18 || JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL & BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS
Prevalence of Diagnosed Sleep Disorders and Related Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (abstract)

MAR 18 || PHARMIWEB
Ferring Pharmaceuticals: Wake up to Nocturia: the Most Common Cause of Disrupted Sleep That Could Be Damaging Your Health (press release)

MAR 18 || SLEEP BREATHING PHYSIOLOGY AND DISORDER
Prevalence of potential nonallergic rhinitis at a community-based sleep medical center

MAR 18 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
Why do people snore? Reasons, risks, and treatment options

MAR 19 || BEL MARRA HEALTH
Tiredness upon awakening may be sign of sleep apnea

MAR 21 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
The dangers of untreated sleep apnea

MAR 22 || ANNALS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY
The Effect of SSRIs and SNRIs on Nocturnal Urinary Frequency: A Retrospective Study (abstract)

MAR 22 || ENDOCRINOLOGY ADVISOR
CPAP Associated With Decrease in Basal Metabolic Rate in Sleep Apnea

MAR 24 || SLEEP REVIEW
Sleep-Disordered Breathing Patients at Greater Risk for Atrial Fibrillation

  Central Disorders of Hypersomnia  
MAR 24 || NEWS-MEDICAL.net
What is Kleine-Levin Syndrome?

MAR 24 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
What is Narcolepsy? (Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis)

  Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders  
MAR 23|| PLOS ONE
Cerebrospinal Fluid Hypocretin-1 (Orexin-A) Level Fluctuates with Season and Correlates with Day Length

  Movement Disorders of Sleep  
MAR 18 || NEUROLOGY
Nocturnal systolic blood pressure is increased in restless legs syndrome

MAR 22 || WAYNE COUNTY JOURNAL-BANNER
Restless Legs Syndrome: What You Should Know

MAR 23 || THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Finding relief from restless legs syndrome

MAR 23 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
Restless Leg Syndrome: Causes and Symptoms

  Sleep Deprivation  
MAR 18 || DERMATITIS
Burden of Sleep and Fatigue in US Adults With Atopic Dermatitis (abstract)

MAR 18 || MEDICINE
The Incidence and Risk of Herpes Zoster in Patients With Sleep Disorders: A Population-Based Cohort Study

MAR 18 || SLEEP MEDICINE REVIEWS
Daytime sleepiness versus fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review on the Epworth sleepiness scale as an assessment tool

MAR 22 || TIMES OF INDIA
Diabetes and sleep debt

  Normal Sleep-Wake Processes  

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 22 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
Sleep suppresses brain rebalancing
From the curator: This is an interesting development, considering the expectation of the trial was to prove the opposite. 

  Other Research  
MAR 22 || MEDICAL XPRESS
Enhancing sleep after brain injury reduces brain damage and cognitive decline in rats

MAR 24 || SCIENCE DAILY
Sleep tight, fruit fly: Scientists find gene responsible for sleep deprivation and metabolic disorders

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 TECHNOLOGY  || Devices (including PAP, dental sleep medicine, neurostimulation, etc) and tools for diagnosing and treating sleep health issues

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 21 || TEKREVUE
How to Use Night Shift on Your iPhone and iPad
From the curator: Just because you put a blue spectrum light filter on your phone does not mean you're off the hook... if you're staring at your phone all night while in bed, there's no filter in the world that will fix this kind of poor sleep hygiene. It's good to have that filter, but it doesn't guarantee you will get adequate sleep or never have insomnia again. Just sayin'...

MAR 22 || MEDICAL XPRESS
SleepHealth mobile study app grows along with Apple

MAR 22 || SLEEP REVIEW
With Global Strategic Partner, Serenium Moves Forward on OSA Screening Urine Test

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 23 || CITY A.M.
Woollip kickstarter: This is the only pillow you need for desk napping
From the curator: After watching the guy next to me sleep with his chin to his chest on the flight from Chicago to Seattle two weeks ago, I'm all for finding way more comfortable options for sleeping in place. My neck just aches thinking about that guy.

MAR 23 || SLEEP REVIEW
Comfort Innovations in CPAP Interfaces

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 DRUGS  || Over the counter drugs, prescription medications, illicit substances, nutraceuticals

MAR 18 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
Read This If You Take Melatonin To Sleep At Night
Melatonin

MAR 19 || HEALTH NEWSLINE
Can’t Sleep? Intake of Calcium May Help You Get Good Night’s Sleep
Calcium supplements

MAR 21 || SHAPE
Will Melatonin Really Help You Sleep Better?
Melatonin

MAR 24 || MD
Drug Holds Key to Nighttime Sleep in COPD
Tiotropium

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 CULTURE  || Cultural, social, athletic, legal, artistic and religious discussions of sleep

MAR 18 || THE SUN
West Ham ace Angelo Ogbonna cheated death after driving his car off a bridge
Sports

MAR 21 || NEW YORK POST
These tricks help Courtney Love and Tommy Lee get their beauty sleep
Celebrities

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 22 || FORBES
Why Sleep Is Arianna Huffington's Superpower
From the curator: It could be yours, too.
Celebrities

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 LIFESTYLE & HYGIENE  || Tips and clues for sleep self-improvement

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  

MAR 21 || THE BRADFORD ERA
Sleep is the center of everyday wellness
From the curator: Yes, it really is as simple as that.

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 21 || BUSTLE
6 Healthy Activities To Do Before Bed Instead Of Staring At Your Phone
From the curator: Please see Tek Revue listing under Technology.

MAR 21 || FAST COMPANY
Glaring, Bright Street Lights Are Keeping Millions Of Americans Awake

MAR 21 || LIFEHACKER
Sleep In Light (or No) Clothes For Deeper, Better Sleep

MAR 21 || THE TIMES HERALD
Good design could lead to good sleep

MAR 22 || E! ONLINE
You're Doing It Wrong: How Sleep Can Help Your Skin

MAR 22 || KFOR.com
Why drinking coffee before a nap could lead to the mother of all naps

MAR 22 || THE SLEEP HUNTER
Nap duration and sleep inertia

MAR 22 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
Sleep and skin health: Beauty sleep is not a myth

MAR 22 || TIMES LIVE
Don't forget sleep as part of a weight loss plan

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 FAMILY  || Sleep health through the lifespan: pediatrics, women's health, family health, men's health, parenting, eldercare

MAR 21 || DAILY O
What science has to say about who you sleep with and how
Couples

MAR 21 || KEY 103
Bowie painting raises money for cot death research
Babies

MAR 22 || ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
Three big-name cot mattresses 'too soft', pose suffocation risk to babies, Choice says
Babies

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 22 || REUTERS
Sleep-deprived teens may have more diabetes risk factors
From the curator: One more reason to be vigilant about your teen's sleep health.
Teens

MAR 23 || CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL
Menopausal Symptoms and Sleep Quality During Menopausal Transition and Postmenopause
Women

 CURATOR'S CHOICE  
MAR 23 || PARENT HERALD
Toddlers' Bedtime Excuses: Mom Shares Clever Excuses Her Toddler Gives For Not Going To Sleep
From the curator: What parent can't relate?
Toddlers

MAR 24 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Study: Tired parents may overestimate children’s sleeping problems
Families

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 MULTIMEDIA  || Sleep health media captured in graphics, photos, audio, film

MAR 18 || FAT BURNING MAN
Shawn Stevenson: Hack Your Sleep, How to Reverse Aging, & The Best Sleep Position
YouTube

MAR 18 || HUFFINGTON POST
'Social Jet Lag' Is Killing Your Sleep!
YouTube

MAR 23 || BREATHE BETTER, SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER
Podcast #20: The Top 20 Anti-Snoring Options
Podcast

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 FIRST PERSON  || Op-Ed, letters to the editor, columnists, advocates, personal essays

MAR 18 || LONG BEACH POST
Long Beach Memorial (sponsor): "John Manley Troubleshoots His Irregular Sleep Patterns"
Advocacy

MAR 20 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
Tony Soileau, DDS: "Sleep, stress, depression, and the pursuit of a happy life"
Advocacy

MAR 20 || WICKED LOCAL PLYMOUTH
Gregory Mathis: "Sleeping through the dark ages of high school"
Op-Ed

MAR 21 || THE WASHINGTON POST
Susan Fishman: "It’s our 8th year of night terrors. I’m convinced there’s more to it than just bad dreams"
Personal Essay

MAR 22 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
Ashley Cramer: "How I Improved My Days by Tracking My Sleep Through the Night"
Guest Commentary

MAR 22 || HYPERSOMNIA FOUNDATION
Lydia Smith: "This is IH"
Patient Testimonial

MAR 23 || AAST.web
Brendan Duffy: "Put me in Coach –I’m ready (and rested) to play!"
Guest Commentary

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 DREAM LIFE  || The art and science of dreaming

MAR 18 || VAN WINKLE'S
How 7 Ancient Civilizations Made Sense of Dreams

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The next news curation will be published on Friday March 25, 2016

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