-
This news concerns me both as a health issue and an issue of public safety: a survey of nearly 5,000 police officers in the United States and Canada revealed that these law enforcement professionals a re...
» Read more
-
There’s still a great deal of information about the effects of sleep on the brain that we don’t yet understand, so any research that sheds light on this subject is exciting and potentially important...
» Read more
-
Here’s some truly fascinating sleep news, the kind that shows just how deeply sleep can affect every facet of our lives. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley examined the relatio nship...
» Read more
-
I wrote recently about the relationship between sleep and fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome, and the about important—and complicated—relationship between sleep and pain. Now there&rsqu o...
» Read more
-
Listen up, partners and spouses of people with sleep apnea: Treating obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP works best when it’s a team effort. That’s the takeaway from a recent research review which...
» Read more
-
Sleep was in the news throughout 2011, with breakthrough research and advances in our understanding of why we sleep, and how sleep—or a lack of it—can affect health and well being. Here ar e...
» Read more
-
The year that just ended was a big one for sleep, with lots of important, news-making stories related to sleep and sleep disorders. Here are my picks for the biggest sleep stories of 2011, and the mos t...
» Read more
-
There’s some important news for millions of people—most of them women—who suffer from the syndrome fibromyalgia: a new study suggests that sleep deprivation is associated with an inc reased...
» Read more
-
I was pleased to read this recent blog post, which addresses the link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sexual function in both men and women. In general, we don’t talk nearly enough abo ut...
» Read more
-
Moms and Dads, here’s some important news: there are new guidelines you should know about that can help your baby sleep more safely. The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new recommendat ions...
» Read more