SleepyHead Central was away for most of the month of July and unable to carry out weekly news updates. Today we offer you the best of sleep news from July 4 to July 30. We will return to our weekly news schedule on Fridays starting Friday August 7.
ALERTS || Medical recalls, device alerts, clinical trial opportunities, FDA announcements, drug warnings, special features
NARCOLEPSY PARTNERSHIP: Narcolepsy Network (N) has partnered with the Nexus Narcolepsy Registry to track narcolepsy sufferers over several years. This collaboration includes patient advocacy organizations including NN, leading narcolepsy researchers, and industry. Volunteers complete a series of questionnaires at regular intervals; this anonymous data helps researchers learn more about living with narcolepsy.
Join the registry (free) here.
PEDIATRIC SLEEP STUDY: The UF Pediatric Sleep Study is designed to help overweight children with sleep problems to improve their health through behavioral strategies rather than medication, medical devices or surgical procedures. Both parents and children are required participate, and there is no cost to families to participate.The study is one of the first of its kind to focus on sleep treatment for children who are overweight and their families.Children who qualify should be between the ages of 6 and 12, and must live in Alachua County and surrounding areas. Compensation and travel reimbursement available.
More info: 866.673.9623. This study is supported by a grant from the National Lung, Blood and Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health (award number R21HL121432).
NEW ORAL APPLIANCE THERAPY GUIDELINES [PDF]: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has joined with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to release these first-ever joint guidelines for using dental/oral therapies for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
TOP 15 || Sleep news picks since July 3 -- newest to oldest
1. JULY 29 || AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
Air Force promotes fatigue countermeasures
Nation
2. JULY 29 || SCIENCE DAILY
Adolescents with sleep problems more likely to self-harm
Teens
4. JULY 24 || SLATE
Bed-Wetting Is Not a Moral Failing: The bizarre, desperate, occasionally cruel medical treatments for a common complaint.
Culture
9. JULY 15 || ENTREPRENEUR
How the Sleep Industry Has 'Awakened'
Culture
10. JULY 14 || SCIENCE NEWS
The origin of biological clocks: The evolutionary story of circadian rhythms is under scrutiny
The Science of Sleep
11. JULY 12 || CONSUMER REPORTS
Here's why you can skip the new insomnia drug, Belsomra: It’s expensive, barely helps, and poses safety concerns
Drugs
12. JULY 12 || WALL STREET JOURNAL
You May Be Getting More Sleep Than You Think: Overactive brains can lead people, even those with insomnia, to underestimate how much they’re sleeping
The Science of Sleep
13. JULY 11 || BUSINESS INSIDER AUSTRALIA
'Normal' sleep deprivation is devastatingly worse than we thought
Lifestyle & Hygiene
14. JULY 7 || CBS MINNESOTA
Study: Sleep Pill Takers 2X More Likely To Have Daytime Car Accidents
Public Health & Safety
15. JULY 5 || MED PAGE TODAY
'Immunological Mistaken Identity' Led to Narcolepsy--Tracking a link between H1N1 vaccine and narcolepsy
Public Health & Safety
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WORLD || International sleep news
JULY 5 || CTV NEWS [CANADA]
Bad sleep can lead to bad habits: study
JULY 6 || INQUISTR [UK]
Woman Sleep-Walked a Half-Mile to the Sea: How Was She Saved?
JULY 6 || RADIO NEW ZEALAND NEWS [NEW ZEALAND]
Does your child have a sleep disorder?
JULY 6 || TECAKE [INDIA]
Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep essential for brain development, finds study
JULY 7 || THE NATIONAL [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]
Dubai motorists warned against drowsy driving
JULY 10 || METRO [UK]
This woman becomes temporarily paralysed whenever she watches a funny film
JULY 12 || THE MUNICH EYE [GERMANY]
The link between sleep therapy and Alzheimer's
JULY 16 || UPI [SPAIN]
Spanish Mayor Institutes Daily Nap Time For Entire City
JULY 17 || ALL-CHINA WOMEN'S FEDERATION [CHINA]
Does 'Da Vinci Sleep' Help You Rest So Much?
JULY 21 || 9 NEWS [AUSTRALIA]
New Zealand girl plays piano while she sleepwalks
JULY 29 || SIBERIAN TIMES [RUSSIA]
Women told to make sure they get enough sleep or risk a stroke or heart attack
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NATIONAL || Sleep news across the U.S.
JULY 6 || LEGAL NEWS ONLINE [RI]
R.I. city suing another drug maker over alleged ‘scheme’ to keep generic off the market
JULY 6 || SACRAMENTO BEE [CA]
Experts shed light on how to catch extra Z’s this summer
JULY 7 || FORTUNE [CA]
Guess which American city gets the least sleep of all
JULY 11 || ROCHESTER HOME PAGE [NY]
Experts say infant deaths related to unsafe sleep is on the rise in Monroe Co.
JULY 14 || COOK COUNTY RECORD [IL]
Sleep center manager sues former partner, attorney for malpractice over business dream turned nightmare
JULY 16 || KSL.COM [UT]
Police: Drowsy driving, no seat belt led to fatality on I-70
JULY 22 || SNOQUALMIE VALLEY RECORD [WA]
Sleep disorder may have caused Snoqualmie crashes Saturday
JULY 23 || ABC 7 NEWS SAN FRANCISCO [CA]
Bay Area Researchers Create Device Aimed to Help Travelers Beat Jet Lag
JULY 27 || PARADISE POST [CA]
Dish TV driver escapes injury in Clark Road rollover
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PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY || Community health: epidemiology, transportation, industry, education
JULY 4 || WPXI NEWS
Mother says newborn being moved back to ICU after slipping from nurse’s hands: Uniontown Hospital spokesperson says official status of nurse involved ‘remains under review
JULY 8 || FLEET OWNER
Seeking the safety payoff from fatigue management
JULY 10 || DAILY RECORD
Impaired driver gets 5 years for killing Roxbury pedestrian
JULY 13 || SLEEP REVIEW
First Ever Fundamentals of Sleep for Nurses Course Pilots in San Antonio
JULY 15 || AUSTIN-AMERICAN STATESMAN
EMS Hiring Outside Help to Rethink Medics' Marathon Schedules: Workloads for Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services paramedics taking their toll
JULY 15 || THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY via EURAKALERT
Clinical pathway uncovers obstructive sleep apnea in hospitalized patients
JULY 16 || AASMNET.org
CDC awards grant to AASM to continue National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project
JULY 17 || UVA TODAY
Can Something as Simple as a Colored Bulb Promote Sleep in the Hospital?
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BUSINESS & WORKPLACE || Workplace safety, corporate news, the business of sleep
JULY 6 || LEGAL NEWS ONLINE
R.I. city suing another drug maker over alleged ‘scheme’ to keep generic off the market
JULY 7 || ENTREPRENEUR
6 Tips for Even the Busiest Entrepreneurs to Get the Sleep They Need
JULY 17 || SLEEP REVIEW
German Company Finds Success in Selling “Night Milk”
JULY 22 || BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL
Why this Boston startup wants to mine your vital signs
JULY 23 || FIERCE MEDICAL DEVICES
Harvard Wyss Institute spins out apnea prevention startup MediCollector
JULY 27 || WSET
Mommy Monday: Sleep Pods to Help Parents with Newborns
JULY 28 || INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
JULY 28 || MODEL D
Secure Beginnings sees significant growth after 'Shark Tank' appearance
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THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP || Scientific research and basic sleep health resources
JULY 5 || BRAIN BLOGGER
Forgetting Names? Go to Sleep!
JULY 6 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
Narcolepsy and Autoimmune Response: The Missing Link
JULY 8 || THE NEW YORKER
The work we do while we sleep
JULY 8 || SCOPE
Rolling through campus and talking sleep with famed researcher William Dement
JULY 10 || DIABETES IN CONTROL
Longer Sleep Duration Linked to Type 2 Diabetes: People who sleep 9 or more hours per night are associated with higher risk of incident diabetes according to a recent study
JULY 10 || GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT
Do our genes dictate how much sleep we need each night?
JULY 10 || HUFFINGTON POST
What Is Sleep Inertia, and How Can I Beat It?
JULY 12 || HEALTH & FITNESS CHEAT SHEET
4 Health Problems That Could Ruin Your Sleep
JULY 20 || ALPHR
What is sleep paralysis and why do I get it?
JULY 20 || SLEEP REVIEW
Mouse Model Tests Health Risks of Circadian Disturbances
JULY 23 || NEWSMAX HEALTH
Some animals’ internal clocks follow a different drummer: Weird circadian rhythms keep organisms in time with their environments
JULY 24 || PSYCHIATRIC ADVISOR
Sleep Apnea Associated With Increased Panic Disorder Risk
JULY 26 || VAN WINKLE'S
Why do we talk in our sleep?
JULY 28 || ENTREPRENEUR
Sleep May Unlock Previously Unavailable Memories
JULY 29 || IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
Study finds brain chemicals that keep wakefulness in check
JULY 29 || MONITOR DAILY
Insomnia increases risks to develop breast cancer
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TECHNOLOGY || Devices and tools for diagnosing and treating sleep health issues
JULY 29 || FIERCE MEDICAL DEVICES
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DRUGS & THERAPIES || Pharmacology, therapeutics, surgery, alternative medicine
JULY 8 || SLEEP REVIEW
Hetlioz Gets European Commission Approval for Treatment of Non-24 in Totally Blind
Drugs
JULY 9 || NEW YORK MAGAZINE
What Exactly Is Melatonin and Can It Make You Sleep Better?
Drugs
JULY 16 || SLEEP-DOCTOR.com
JULY 21 || MEDSCAPE MULTISPECIALTY
Bright-Light Therapy in Dementia
Phototherapy
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CULTURE & MEDIA || Cultural and social expressions and discussions about sleep
JULY 6 || BOSTON GLOBE
This is how sleep deprivation begins
Culture
JULY 7 || BUSTLE
11 Stages You Go Through When You're Single With Sleep Apnea, Because This Harmful Sleep Condition Totally Takes The Sexy Out Of Slumber
Dating
JULY 7 || THE GUARDIAN
The art of the urban nap: let's lose the stigma of public snoozing
Culture
JULY 9 || THE NEW YORKER
The walking dead
Culture
JULY 24 || GLOBE AND MAIL
Book Reviews
JULY 27 || GULF NEWS
Doctors recommend naps in Ramadan: Depending on how active your lifestyle is, find out how much sleep you really need during Ramadan
Religion
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LIFESTYLE & HYGIENE || Helps for patients and clues for sleep self-improvement
JULY 5 || DARIEN DAILY NEWS [CT]
25 percent of couples sleep in separate beds, experts say
JULY 6 || THE HEATH SITE
Sleep like a baby with these 4 simple breathing techniques
JULY 6 || YAHOO! TRAVEL
Flight Attendants’ Tips for Sleeping Well on a Plane
JULY 7 || THE NEW YORKER
Why can't we fall asleep?
JULY 11 || THE COEUR D'ALENE PRESS
Your best time to work out
JULY 17 || LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Have better mental health by taking a nap
JULY 21 || BUSTLE
How Anxiety Affects Sleep, And What You Can Do To Solve It
JULY 21 || PHILLY.com
The Checkup: The Weird and Scary Way Your Sleep Habits Are Affecting Your Social Life
JULY 23 || THE DUNN COUNTY NEWS
Sandman not doing his job? Use these behavioral strategies for sleep difficulties
JULY 23 || NEWSMAX HEALTH
Night Shift Jobs Increase Breast Cancer Risk
JULY 24 || THE NEW YORK TIMES
Ask Well: Catching Up on Lost Sleep
JULY 25 || STAR NEWS ONLINE
Tips for healthful slumber for night workers
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FAMILY || Sleep health through the lifespan: pediatrics, womens health, family health, eldercare
JULY 6 || ALPHA MOM
Sleep Problems After a Separation
Pediatrics
JULY 6 || HUFFINGTON POST
Why You Snore More As You Get Older And What You Can Do About It
Aging
JULY 6 || IRISH TIMES
Ask the Expert: My son is nine and still wets the bed
Pediatrics
JULY 7 || HEALIO
Poor sleep has greater negative effect on women with bipolar disorder than men
Women's health
JULY 8 || UEXPRESS
Understanding Sleepwalking Can Help Calm Worries
Pediatricians
JULY 9 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
REM Sleep Affects Plasticity in Developing Brains
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
JULY 19 || BIOTECHIN
Sleep as a clinical marker for stroke: Too much sleep could lead to a stroke
Seniors
JULY 24 || HUFFINGTON POST
5 Scary Health Effects Of Sleep Deprivation During The Teen Years: 90 percent of teens are sleep deprived -- and the health costs could be significant
Teens
JULY 29 || THE NEW YORK TIMES
Snoring Children May Suffer From Sleep Apnea
Pediatrics
JULY 29 || PHILLY.com
Teen insomnia: What you can do to help
Teens
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MEDIA || Sleep health education and issues in video, photography or audio format
Video
JULY 9 || KCCI
Digging into sleep requirements for ambulance drivers
Video
JULY 10 || KXAN
University of Buffalo invention takes new approach to fighting insomnia
JULY 21 || BBC RADIO 5 LIVE
Narcolepsy sufferer shares moment she has cataplexy episode
JULY 24 || LIFEHACKER
Avoid Your 'Second Wind' For Better Quality Sleep
JULY 27 || WXYZ
Chief Health Editor Dr. Partha Nandi on his struggle with sleep apnea
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FIRST PERSON || Individual accounts of living with sleep disorders
JULY 12 || MID-DAY
To sleep, perchance to dream
Dream Life
JULY 14 || HYPERSOMNIA FOUNDATION
My Way of Saying That Research on Idiopathic Hypersomnia Matters
The Science of Sleep
JULY 14 || NZ DOCTOR
Online insomnia boot camp, tried and tested
Therapies
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DREAM LIFE || The art and science of dreaming
JULY 7 || HUFFINGTON POST
Dreaming (REM Sleep) Improves Your Memory and Performance
JULY 16 || JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE
JULY 17 || BOSTON GLOBE
JULY 23 || GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
JULY 28 || SOUTHWEST DAILY NEWS
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Be aware that regular sleep loss and habits which prevent you from getting at least 7 hours of quality of sleep a night are going to have a long-term impact on your overall health and will increase your chances for having a fatal car accident, making major mistakes at work, or suffering from relationship problems. 
