Alerts
Organizing Schools to Improve Student Achievement: Start Times, Grade Configurations, and Teacher Assignments
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The Brookings Institute released a new report in September 2011 that cited school start times as a way to improve student achievement. |
CDC Releases Sleep Facts for 50 States
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CDC fact sheets on insufficient sleep are available for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands). |
National Sleep Foundation’s Drowsy Driving Prevention Week® Provides Tips to Prevent One in Six Traffic Fatalities
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WASHINGTON, DC, November 4, 2011 – In recognition of Drowsy Driving Prevention Week®, (November 6-12), the National Sleep Foundation is joining with the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety to educate drivers about sleep safety. |
Tips to Prevent a Fall-Asleep Crash
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Here’s what you can do to prevent a fall-asleep crash: |
Shift Work in Teens Linked to Increased Multiple Sclerosis Risk
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Circadian disruption and sleep restriction contributing factors- Researchers from Sweden have uncovered an association between shift work and increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). Those who engage in off-hour employment before the age of 20 may be at risk for MS due to a disruption in their circadian rhythm and sleep pattern. |
National Sleep Foundation Brings the Sleep Community Together for Sleep Health & Safety 2012
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WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2011 - The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) will hold its annual Sleep Health & Safety conference March 2-3, 2012 at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC. |
Insufficient Sleep among High School Students Associated with a Variety of Health-Risk Behaviors
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Almost 70 percent of high school students are not getting the recommended hours of sleep on school nights, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published online by Preventive Medicine. |
Researchers Trail Twitter to Track World's Mood Swings: Work, Sleep and Daylight Play Role
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Using Twitter to monitor the attitudes of 2.4 million people in 84 countries, Cornell University researchers found that people all over the world awaken in a good mood – but globally that cheer soon deteriorates once the workday progresses. |
Mutation links inherited narcolepsy with multiple neuropsychiatric disorders
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A new study published by Cell Press in the American Journal of Human Genetics uncovers a mutation that causes narcolepsy in a large family affected by the disorder. The research sheds new light on the genetics of inherited narcolepsy and provides intriguing insight into other complex neuropsychiatric disorders. |
Catching a breath -- wirelessly
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University of Utah engineers who built wireless networks that see through walls now are aiming the technology at a new goal: noninvasively measuring the breathing of surgery patients, adults with sleep apnea and babies at risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). |
