WHAT'S HAPPENING: CHRONIC ILLNESS & SLEEP

After a brief hiatus, SleepyHeadCENTRAL's popular feature, This Week in Sleep News, returns today with a curation of news stories appearing since June 1 which highlight the relationship between sleep and chronic illness.

Today's #Sleeptember FACT --- Teens sleep (or don't sleep) like that for a reason

By now you've probably heard that late bedtime and sleep-in periods for teenagers are part of the normal final development of their brain.

This delayed sleep phase in adolescents is usually just that--a phase--though adults may never "grow out of it" and end up being night owls. This can be a good or bad thing depending upon the goals of a person with late-night "eveningness," but that is the subject of another piece.

#SLEEPTEMBER

Teenagers are experiencing delayed sleep phase for a variety of reasons but what we all need to remember is that they still very much need their sleep, but aren't getting it. National Sleep Foundation Sleep in America polls annually bear out the truth: our teens are sleep deprived, due to burdensome schedules filled with homework, activities, sports and jobs.

On top of that, they are consuming large quantities of caffeine to medicate away their daytime sleepiness, getting into more automobile accidents than ever before, and suffering sleep-related health issues like anxiety, attention deficit, depression, even obesity, as a result.

To learn more about American teen sleep habits, check out the 2006 Sleep in America poll teen results here.

THIS WEEK IN SLEEP NEWS, Sept 11-18

 SLEEPTEMBER  || A patient-driven 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
• NEW! Check out the Sleeptember Community Discussion Boards now open and actively engaging patients who have questions, experiences and thoughts about sleep health.
  
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 SPECIAL  || Calls to action, announcements, recalls, breaking news 

•   HAPPY FIRST ANNIVERSARY TO SLEEPY HEAD CENTRAL!   
• Ask Congress to designate a national awareness day for Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS). Many lifelong night owls actually suffer from (DSPS), a circadian rhythm disorder that is commonly experienced in young adults as a part of neurological development in late adolescence. Many adults never recover from these odd hours, however, and the result is ongoing daytime somnolence and other issues related to relationships and work. People with DSPS are not lazy or undisciplined; they have a legitimate sleep disorder and need diagnosis and treatment. As of this post, 9/1000 signatures have been collected. SIGN HERE to add yours
• The National Sleep Foundation announces its 2015 Sleep Health & Safety Conference to be held at the McLean Hilton in McLean, Virginia, on November 6, 2015. Policy makers, manufacturers and the sleep community plan to discuss the challenges of keeping highways safe by using technology and prevention to reduce drowsy driving statistics. The keynote address will be delivered by the administrator to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Honorable Mark Rosekind. Registration information 

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 TOP TEN  || Sleep news picks this week -- newest to oldest

1. SEPT 18 || HUFFINGTON POST
6 Things People With Sleep Apnea Wish You Knew
Culture


2. SEPT 16 || THE CHATTANOOGA PULSE
Sleep of the Civil Servant (Again)
Curator's remarks: All the science-y articles in the world cannot teach what we as human beings can related to via direct life experience.
First Person

3. SEPT 16 || NEWSMAX
What to Do When Arthritis Won't Let You Sleep
Lifestyle & Hygiene

4. SEPT 16 || UPI
Genetics play role in development of adult insomnia
The Science of Sleep

5.  SEPT  15 || QUANTA MAGAZINE
How the Body’s Trillions of Clocks Keep Time
The Science of Sleep


6. SEPT  15 || VANCOUVER SUN
Lessons learned from a hard day’s night in a sleep lab
Curator's remarks: Here's a brief walk-through of what a sleep study looks like, incorporating the sensors, patient experience and technology. (To my RPSGT pals: those EOGs, wayyyyy off! LOL)
The Science of Sleep

7. SEPT 15 || VISUAL NEWS
Game-Changing Mattress Maker ‘Casper’ Goes on a Nap Tour
Lifestyle & Hygiene

8. SEPT 14 || CHANNEL 5
I Woke Up In a Morgue
Documentary


9.  SEPT 14 || NEW YORK MAGAZINE
Your Sleep Tracker Probably Isn’t Very Good at Tracking Your Sleep
Curator's remarks: Just because the technology exists doesn't mean it actually works.
Technology


10.  SEPT 14 || WFLA-NEWSCHANNEL 8
Children experiencing trouble in the classroom may have sleep disorder
Curator's remarks: Before you accept a diagnosis of ADD or ADHD for your school-aged child, consider getting a second opinion from a sleep physician.
Kids
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 WORLD  || International sleep news

SEPT  11 || THE DAILY MAIL [UK]
Is this FINALLY the answer to avoiding jet lag? The 'calculator' that tells you how to shift your body clock and beat groggy feelings

SEPT  11 || THE SIASAT DAILY [INDIA]
What Role does Your Biological Clock Play in Recovery?

SEPT  12 || THE DAILY TIMES [PAKISTAN]
Is lack of sleep making you gain weight?

SEPT  12 || THE DOMINION POST [NEW ZEALAND]
Husband guilty of raping wife said he acted in his sleep

SEPT  14 || 9 NEWS [AUSTRALIA]

Australian doctors trialling use of sleep apnoea treatment to stave off dementia

SEPT  14 || DAILY MAIL [UK]

Prescription pills are Britain’s third biggest killer: Side-effects of drugs taken for insomnia and anxiety kill thousands. Why do doctors hand them out like Smarties?

SEPT  14 || TIMES LIVE [SOUTH AFRICA]
Sleep has SA teens smiling

SEPT  15 || ALL AFRICA [UGANDA]
Uganda: A Good Night's Sleep Is the Secret Behind Perfect Grades


SEPT  16 || THE DAILY MAIL [UK]
The perils of being narcoleptic: Student who nods off several times a day becomes the butt of her friends' jokes - and a constant source of amusement on Facebook

Curator's remarks: When is it okay to mock someone with a disabling invisible illness like narcolepsy? Never. But it's just as harmful as mocking a person who is blind or has a club foot. Mockery = ignorance. Stahhhhhp it, people. 

SEPT  16 || THE GUARDIAN [UK]
A stroll by the sea will help you sleep longer, study finds

SEPT  17 || AAAS.org [EUROPE]
Sleepless in Slovenia: The European countries with the highest rates of insomnia

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 NATIONAL  || Sleep news across the U.S.

SEPT 11 || THE GUARDIAN [OR]
Plane passenger woke, stood, urinated on others and went back to sleep

SEPT 13 || AIKEN STANDARD [SC]
Trouble sleeping? There could be a reason

SEPT 13 || PORTLAND PRESS HERALD [ME]
Some Maine schools making start times a little later

SEPT 13 || TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL [KS]
Editorial: Later school start times an idea worth sleeping on

SEPT 16 || CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY PANTHER [CA]
Student government proposes on-campus napping areas

SEPT 16 || HILO HUB [HI]
My Sleep Apnea Story, Part 2: You Down With UPPP?

SEPT 17 || DETROIT FREE PRESS [MI]
Michigan first lady promotes safer sleep for infants: First Lady Sue Snyder said there were 142 infant deaths in Michigan in 2013 related to unsafe sleeping conditions.

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

SEPT 12 || SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER 
The Sleep Loss Epidemic: the huge social, medical, and economic costs of sleep deprivation
Curator's remarks: The statistics are real and they get worse every year. 

SEPT 14 || YAHOO! HEALTH
What Your Sleep Habits Say About Your Driving

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 BUSINESS & WORKPLACE  || Workplace safety, corporate news, the business of sleep

SEPT  11 || IOL LIFESTYLE
Could the world of work start later?

SEPT  14 || SLEEP REVIEW
Rhinomed, SleepGP Partner to Raise Sleep-disordered Breathing Awareness

SEPT  15 || HR MAGAZINE
Three top tips to tackle employee sleep deprivation

SEPT  17 || THE HINDU
Sleepless in Technopark

SEPT  18 || DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING

Six Ways Physicians Can Get More Sleep

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 THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP  || Scientific research and basic sleep health resources

SEPT  11 || MD
Sleep Problems and Breathing Problems May Indicate Neurological Injury

SEPT  14 || WASHINGTON POST
What goes on while you are sleeping

SEPT  15 || THE CONVERSATION
The big sleep: science is waking up to the curious story of narcolepsy

SEPT  15 || NATION MULTIMEDIA
Snoring--The Silent Killer

SEPT  15 || SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Why We Sleep

SEPT  16 || DATELINE DOMINGUEZ
Smartphones vs. Sleep: CSUDH psychology professors’ study takes a look

SEPT 17 || THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Study Finds Link Between Diabetes, Napping

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 TECHNOLOGY  || Devices and tools for diagnosing and treating sleep health issues

SEPT  11 || THE NEW YORK TIMES
High-Tech Lights to Help Baby Sleep, or Students Stay Alert


SEPT  11 || ONE:LIFE
Sleep better: Tech that blocks blue light
Curator's remarks: If you're not going to stop staring at screen right before bed, at least invest in some kind of blue blocking technology. (Me? I follow my own advice; I wear blue blocking glasses when I work after dark and use a blue-light filtered booklight to read on my non-backlit Kindle at bedtime. Look Ma! No insomnia!) 

SEPT  14 || HEALTH DAY NEWS
Sleep Apnea Treatment May Reverse Unhealthy Brain Changes

SEPT  15 || THE NATIONAL
App review: Sleepio putting insomniacs to sleep

SEPT  16 || THE NEW YORK TIMES
Sleep Aids to Get You Through the Night

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 DRUGS & THERAPIES  || Pharmacology, therapeutics, alternative medicine

SEPT  11 || LONGEVITY 
Yoga for Sleep
Alternative therapies


SEPT  14 || GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT 
Is natural sleep the only kind that counts? Or can we make that artificial, too?
Curator's remarks: Three cheers for better sleep hygiene!
Drugs

SEPT  16 || THE TELEGRAPH 
Coffee stops jet lag by rewinding the body clock - but there’s a catch
Drugs

SEPT  18 || BANGOR DAILY NEWS
Treating depression, anxiety and insomnia with Chinese medicine
Alternative Therapies

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 CULTURE  || Cultural and social expressions and discussions about sleep

SEPT  11 || THE TELEGRAPH
Is it time to rethink time?
Curator's remarks: Though the philosophy of this discussion is gratifying, until the world can reframe its priorities to center on human health before big business, the odds of changing our relationship to time to improve circadian rhythm function globally are probably astronomical.
Culture

SEPT 12 || JULIE FLYGARE
Narcolepsy Presentations at UCLA Med School 2015 – “A learning experience for both medical students and seasoned physicians.”
Education

SEPT  14 || THE GUARDIAN 
Aristocratic bloodlines sullied – how do the well-to-do sleep? Many working-class communities have adapted to racial diversity. Would that you could say the same for their alleged social betters
Status Quo

SEPT  15 || YAHOO! SPORTS
Aussie Olympic coaches encouraging late nights and sleep-ins
Sports

SEPT  16 || THE AUSTRALIAN 
Grant Hackett finds the cure for his sleeping dramas
Sports

SEPT  17 || THE BATT
Student debuts mental health-inspired novel
Literature

SEPT  17 || QUILL & QUIRE 
Nino Ricci and the power of Sleep
Literature

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 LIFESTYLE & HYGIENE  || Helps for patients and clues for sleep self-improvement

SEPT  11 || THE MIRROR
A lack of sleep can having a devastating impact on your body - and love life

SEPT  11 || MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE NEWS 
Alcohol Affects Mitochondria Due to Circadian Clock’s Disruption

SEPT  13 || SLEEP JUNKIE 
7 sleep sins that keep you awake at night

Curator's remarks: SHC can't reiterate it enough--we need to practice better sleep hygiene. All of us. 

SEPT  14 || THE GLOBE AND MAIL
A good night’s sleep is yet another reward for exercising

SEPT  15 || ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
Good habits can help sleep come faster

SEPT  15 || THE ARGUS
Guest Professor column: Psychology and Sleep

SEPT  15 || LIFEHACKER
Naps vs. Coffee: Which is better when you're exhausted?

SEPT  15 || MOTHER NATURE NETWORK
Is it possible to gain muscle while you sleep? Sleep can do a body good in a number of ways, but this one might surprise you.

SEPT  16 || 9 NEWS
Caffeine at night is an even worse idea than we thought

SEPT  16 || THE GREATIST
How Bad Is It to Sleep in My Contacts, Really?
Curator's remarks: Just do it. 

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 FAMILY  || Sleep health through the lifespan: pediatrics, womens health, family health, eldercare

SEPT 14 || THE HERALD JOURNAL
Sleepy teenagers? Don't blame them — blame Mother Nature
Kids

SEPT 14 || SEATTLE MAMA DOC
Using Melatonin To Help Children Fall Asleep
Kids

SEPT 15 || HYPERSOMNIA FOUNDATION

Crash Course: Public School Accommodations for Children with Hypersomnia (Part 1)
Kids

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 MEDIA || Sleep health education and issues captured in graphics, photos, audio, film

SEPT  13 || AMERICAN SLEEP APNEA ASSOCIATION
NFL players are at 4-5 times greater risk of having sleep apnea than the average population. #NFL #apnea #SleepHealth
Tweet

SEPT  14 || AETNA HEALTH NEWS
See what happens when you don’t get enough sleep: We challenged a group of stunt experts to demonstrate how lack of sleep affects our ability to function
Video

SEPT  14 || MAYO CLINIC MINUTE
Mayo Clinic Minute: Sleep, Depression, PTSD
Video

SEPT  14 || PREVENTION
6 Ways #LackofSleep Hurts You – @PreventionMag + Body Diagram on Sleep Deprivation #SleepTips #HealthTips huge goal
Tweet

SEPT  16 || SLEEP REVIEW CONVERSATIONS

The Future of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Therapy
Podcast

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 FIRST PERSON  || Individual accounts of living with sleep disorders

SEPT 11 || BABBLE
Why naps need to make a comeback
Lifestyle & Hygiene


SEPT 11 || HUFFINGTON POST COLLEGE
Why This Energy Drink Poster Targeting College Students Is Red Bull$#!
Curator's remarks: There is no better way to improve one's energy, alertness and awakeness than by getting adequate sleep every single night. Caffeine and energy drinks are no substitute.
Lifestyle & Hygiene

SEPT 11 || HUFFINGTON POST PARENTS
How I've Coped With the Sleep Challenges of My Special Needs Son
Family

SEPT 17 || BROOMFIELD ENTERPRISE
Chance: Sleepless in Broomfield
Aging

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 DREAM LIFE  || The art and science of dreaming

SEPT 11 || QUARTZ
If you think you aren’t dreaming at night, you’re probably wrong

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THIS WEEK IN SLEEP NEWS, Aug 28 - Sept 3

Welcome to  SLEEPTEMBER  ... A grassroots campaign to raise awareness about sleep health and to solidify efforts to crowdsource funds for research related to all forms of sleep loss and how it significantly impacts public health and safety.

• AMERICAN SLEEP APNEA ASSOCIATION || Sleeptember main page|| Sleeptember YouTube video
• SLEEPTEMBER.ORG || Facebook page

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 SPECIAL  || Don't miss these highlights from the recent #KidsNeedSleep Twitter chat co-sponsored by the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of School Nurses. 

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 TOP TEN  || Sleep news picks this week -- newest to oldest

1. SEPT  2 || THE MANDARIN
What happens if Adelaide changes the clocks to EST?
World

2. SEPT  1 || AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY
CPAP Works: Common Sleep Apnea Treatment Reverses Brain Function Changes Associated with Heart Disease
Therapies

3. SEPT  1 || THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Adaptive Servo-Ventilation for Central Sleep Apnea in Systolic Heart Failure
Public Health & Safety

4. SEPT  1 || SLEEP REVIEW
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Show Compromised Blood-Brain Barrier Function
The Science of Sleep

5.  AUG 31 || THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Benadryl commonly used as sleep aid
Drugs

6. AUG 31 || HUFFINGTON POST
Look Beyond Pills for Better Sleep
Therapies

7. AUG 31 || TIME
Lack of Sleep Dramatically Raises Your Risk For Getting Sick
Public Health & Safety

8. AUG 30 || ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Are naps good or bad for you?
Lifestyle & Hygiene

9.  AUG 28 || ECONOMIC TIMES
Rio Olympics: Sleeping drug ban for Australian athletes
Sports

10. AUG 28 || TAXI
How much coffee, alcohol, sleep deprivation cam you take before it kills you
Lifestyle & Hygiene

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 WORLD  || International sleep news

AUG 29 || MIDEAST TIMES [IRAN]
5 interesting napping/sleeping trends in the Middle East

AUG 30 || SINGAPORE TIMES [SINGAPORE]
Genes could explain your reaction to jet lag

AUG 30 || TIMES OF OMAN [OMAN]
Obstructive Sleep Apnea

AUG 31 || DAILY MAIL (UK)
ASK THE DOCTOR: My insomnia pills worked, why can't I still have them?

AUG 31 || WALES ONLINE [WALES]
Do you have restless leg syndrome? One Welsh consultant says great strides are being made to tackle the condition

SEPT 2 || STANDARD DIGITAL [KENYA]
Overcoming a rare sleep disorder

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 NATIONAL  || Sleep news across the U.S.

AUG 30 || YUMA NEWS NOW [AZ]

Sandman Not Doing the Job? Use These Behavioral Strategies for Sleep Difficulties

AUG 31 || MIAMI HERALD [FL]

A sounder sleep for sleep apnea patients

AUG 31 || PHILLY.com [PA]

Health Tip: GERD Shouldn't Interrupt Sleep

AUG 31 || TIMES LEADER [PA]

Class on good sleep is in session

SEPT 1 || WCTV [FL]

Family of 8-Year-Old Killed in Crash Reminds Motorists: Don't Drive Drowsy

SEPT 1 || WSU NEWS [WA]

Shifting sleep cycle affects sleep quality, immune response

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

AUG 31 || FOX 2 NOW
STLMoms: Safe Driving Campaign

AUG 31 || NEWS ON 6
Dispatcher Helps Mother Save Baby During 911 Call: ...Doctors believe that Brewer and Stowe prevented a case of sudden infant death syndrome

SEPT 2 || TRI-COUNTY TIMES
Drowsy driving turned deadly: Family of 15-year-old victim continues fight to change laws

SEPT 2 || WSBT 22
Police: Drowsy driving may have caused crash that killed 2 Benton Harbor women

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 BUSINESS & WORKPLACE  || Workplace safety, corporate news, the business of sleep

AUG 30 || BUSINESS INSURANCE
Wellness programs offer a good night's sleep

SEPT 3 || THE MIRROR
Workers suffer sleepless nights as one in three admit to job-related insomnia

SEPT 3 || THE OBSERVER
How Startups Are Cashing in on Our Obsession With Getting a Good Night’s Sleep

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 THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP  || Scientific research and basic information about sleep disorders

AUG 28 || THE DAILY BEAST
Can Quality Sleep Prevent Alzheimer’s?

AUG 28 || HEALIO PULMONOLOGY
Obstructive sleep apnea worsens symptoms, QOL in patients with PTSD

AUG 28 || HEALTH NEWS DIGEST
Circadian Genes Go to Sleep Every Day at the Periphery of the Nucleus

AUG 29 || SLEEP REVIEW
On the Beat: Shahrokh Javaheri, MD, sleep physician, TriHealth Sleep, is charting a new course in cardiovascular sleep medicine

AUG 31 || UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
UNM researcher explores how sleep apnea drives high blood pressure

SEPT 1 || CURE
Getting Some Sleep: New Strategies for Survivors--Sleep disorders are finally getting the attention they deserve

SEPT 1 || MD
Still in the Dark: Unknown Relationship Between Bipolar Disorder and Circadian Cycles

SEPT 1 || MEDICAL XPRESS
Researchers provide first evidence of how obstructive sleep apnea damages the brain

SEPT 3 || MEDICAL DAILY
The Science Of Sleep: Why Non-Dreamers 'Act Out' Dreams But Can't Recall During REM Behavior Disorder

SEPT 3 || VIRTUAL-STRATEGY MAGAZINE
Dr. Murillo, DDS Warns About Sleep Disorders and Oral Health

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 TECHNOLOGY  || Devices and tools for diagnosing and treating sleep health issues

AUG 28 || INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
Light from gadgets, not the apps, causes younger teens to be sleep-deprived

AUG 31 || SLEEP REVIEW
In RLS Patients, NeuroMetrix Reports Positive Pilot Data for its Wearable Pain Relief Technology

AUG 31 || UBERGIZMO
Scientists create gas sensor to help track your sleep

SEPT 1 || CULT OF MAC
Sleep machine promises a good SNOOZ

SEPT 1 || SLEEP REVIEW
Oral Appliances Side-by-Side Comparison Guide (August 2015)

SEPT 3 || DAILY MAIL
The fitness tracker for SLEEP: Samsung unveils the SleepSense that monitors heart rate, breathing and movement to ensure a perfect night's rest

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 DRUGS & THERAPIES  || Pharmacology, therapeutics, alternative medicine

AUG 28 || THE GUARDIAN
Can’t sleep? Try getting less: ‘By reducing your “sleep window”, you’re raising the stakes, giving your powers of sleep a real challenge, which brings out the best in them’
Therapies

AUG 29 || MEDSCAPE MULTISPECIALTY
Siesta Therapy: Midday Napping Could Help Lower BP in Patients Treated for Hypertension
Therapies

AUG 30 || BLACKBIRD (press release)
Houston plastic surgeon outlines unexpected benefits of rhinoplasty
Surgical options

AUG 30 || THE PAPER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY ONLINE

Preventing, treating insomnia

Therapies and prevention

AUG 31 || THE HEALTH SITE
6 soothing yoga poses for sleeping better
Alternative therapies

AUG 31 || STAMFORD ADVOCATE
Stamford co. in insomnia drug development
Drugs

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 CULTURE & MEDIA  || Cultural and social expressions and discussions about sleep

AUG 31 || THE DAILY MAIL
The rise of the snoring room: Homes for the wealthy now come with separate his and hers bedrooms as one in six couples now sleep apart
Economics

SEPT 1 || HUFFINGTON POST
Sleep With The Lights On -- New 'American Horror Story: Hotel' Teasers Are Here (You might want to avoid your mattress for a while.)

Television

SEPT 3 || WALL STREET JOURNAL
Inside Max Richter’s ‘Sleep,’ an ‘Eight-Hour Lullaby’ for Adults

Music

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 LIFESTYLE & HYGIENE  || Daily living helps for patients and clues for sleep self-improvement

AUG 28 || AAST WEB
Reinventing the alarm

AUG 28 || ALLEY WATCH
How to recover from jetlag, travel healthy and be productive

AUG 28 || BRAIN NEWS
5 ways to stop snoring while sleeping

AUG 28 || IDEA FACTORY
SLEEP: Do you have insomnia or difficulties sleeping? Welcome to today’s world

AUG 28 || YALE DAILY NEWS
KOHRMAN: Go to sleep

AUG 30 || THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Sleep debtors: Getting proper rest pays dividends You can make up an hour here or there, but sleep debt will catch up to you

AUG 30 || THE DAILY ILLINI
Sleep schedules as dedicated as regular schedules

AUG 30 || ZEE NEWS
Looking at bright screens before sleeping can affect sleep patterns of young teens

AUG 31 || SLEEP REVIEW
In Hypertensive Patients, Midday Naps Linked with Reduced Blood Pressure, Fewer Meds

AUG 31 || TECH INSIDER SCIENCE
One super-simple way to determine if you are getting enough sleep

SEPT 1 || HARVARD HEALTH LETTER
Restructure your day to get a better night’s sleep

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 FAMILY  || Sleep health through the lifespan: pediatrics, womens health, family health, eldercare

AUG 28 || KHON-2
Tips on how to help our kids get the best rest
Kids

AUG 29 || LATINOS POST
Sleep-Deprived Children More Tempted by Food, Study Suggests
Kids

AUG 31 || GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
This Sleeping Habit Can Hurt Your Chances of Getting Pregnant
Pregnancy

SEPT 1 || FOX NEWS

Daylight saving time harms high school students' alertness, study suggests

Kids

SEPT 2 || BIOMEDICAL CENTRAL

High risk for obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders among overweight and obese pregnant women

Pregnancy

SEPT 2 || SCIENCE DAILY

New symptom may help identify sleep apnea in older women

Menopause

SEPT 2 || WOODTV.com

Help your child establish good sleep habits

Kids

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 MULTIMEDIA  || Sleep health education and issues captured in infographics, photos, audio, film, podcasts, video, social media

AUG 28 || FACEBOOK public conversation
...it's called sleep apnea
Social media video

AUG 28 || WLFI
Doctors say take sleep more seriously
Video

AUG 30 || WRVO
Are Fido and Fluffy disturbing your sleep?
Social media video

AUG 31 || FACEBOOK public conversation
Had 2 people speak to me about Sleep Apnea in the last week. Gotta get this checked out, may well explain why I can fall asleep while riding my bike :(
Social media dialog

AUG 31 || MPR NEWS
Back to school: Why kids sleep patterns are at odds with school start time
Podcast

AUG 31 || YOUTUBE personal video
Sylver Barcley: Sleep Deprivation
Video

SEPT 1 || WTXL ABC 27
Troopers Warn Against Drowsy Driving
Video

SEPT 2 || DAILY MAIL
Sleep expert explains why we snore and how to stop it
Video

SEPT 2 || VISUAL.LY
Wake up to the Drowsy Driving Epidemic
Infographic

SEPT 3 || NPR
Trouble Sleeping? A Composer Wants to Help
Podcast

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 FIRST PERSON  || Individual accounts of living with sleep disorders

AUG 28 || CHICAGO NOW
Middle of the night musings on sleep and life
Books

AUG 30 || NEW YORK POST
A chronic sleepwalker reveals her terror in the night
Lifestyle & Hygiene

SEPT 2 || THE DAILY GAZETTE
Trooper's Death a Tragic Lesson
Public Health & Safety

SEPT 2 || HYPERSOMNIA FOUNDATION
I will not go gently into that good night
The Science of Sleep

SEPT 2 || THE INQUIRER.net
My dream(ing) man
Dream Life

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 DREAM LIFE  || The art and science of dreaming

AUG 29 || BOSTON GLOBE
Do animals dream?

AUG 30 || STUFF.co.nz
To learn how to lucid dream, read this

AUG 31 || VAN WINKLE'S
Homo Erectus, Come on Down! How Early Humans Left Their Trees and Learned to Dream

SEPT 1 || YOUTUBE
"Sleep Anthem" music video by Pierre Stemmett

SEPT 2 || DISCOVER
Does Everybody Dream?

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