JAMA / Archives - A short delay in school start time appears to be associated with significant improvements in adolescent alertness, mood and health, according to a report in the July 2010 issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
“Beginning at the onset of puberty, adolescents develop as much as [...]

AASMNET.org - Getting extra sleep over an extended period of time improves athletic performance, alertness and mood, according to a research abstract presented June 8, 2010, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.
Results indicate that football players’ sprint times improved significantly after seven to eight weeks of sleep [...]

AASMNET.org - Obstructive sleep apnea patients had reductions of  brain grey-matter volume at baseline but showed significant grey-matter volume increase after three months of CPAP therapy, according to a research abstract presented June 7, 2010, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.
Results indicate that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) [...]

AASMNET.org - Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) helps restore memory consolidation in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), suggests a research abstract presented June 9, 2010, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.
Results indicate that OSA patients being treated with CPAP therapy outperformed untreated OSA patients on [...]

Caffeine can help those working nights or changing shifts to make fewer errors, according to a new study by Cochrane researchers. The findings have implications for health workers and for any industry relying on shift or night work, such as transportation.
More than 15 percent of workers in industrialized countries are involved in some shift or [...]

Endo-Society.org - Just one night of sleep loss, or short sleep duration, can induce insulin resistance, which is bad for one’s metabolism, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
“Sleep duration has shortened considerably in western societies in the past decade and simultaneously, there [...]