Adults are not the only people in the US who have problems with sleep – babies and children suffer from loss of sleep, too. Two pediatric sleep experts explain how you can help your little ones.
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Humans have natural cycles for when they are active and for when they sleep. Modern work and school schedules interfere with this, and more studies are showing why there’s a possible health risk.
The health dangers of not getting enough restorative sleep have been documented for some time. Now, studies are suggesting that sleep loss is not only bad for your health but also for your job.
Springing forward onto daylight saving time means Americans will lose an hour of sleep. Two sleep doctors offer some survival tips as you adjust.
Some say the hysteria over screen time echoes parents’ worries that their kids were watching too much TV in the 1980s. But new studies show there’s nothing overblown about parents’ growing concern.
If we don’t get enough sleep, can we catch up later? Experts are divided.
A recent study suggested that a chemical responsible for getting the body ready for sleep was suppressed in children by too much evening light. A circadian rhythm expert explains the dangers.
Pity the poor night owls of the world, who already must adjust to a life that doesn’t align with their natural sleep patterns. Now it appears that being a night owl even raises the risk of death.
Most Americans dread the time switch to daylight saving time, which results in a loss of an hour’s sleep. The downside is more serious than that – it can lead to workplace injuries and traffic fatalities.
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Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
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Director of the Pediatric Sleep Evaluation Center, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh
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Co-Director Pediatric Sleep Evaluation Center and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor and Head of Paediatric Sleep Research, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor at Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University
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Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
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Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
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Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Florida
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury, and New Technologies, Australian Catholic University
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Assistant Professor of Orthopedics,, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University
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Research Professor and Director of the Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, Adelaide University
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Researcher, Pediatric Sleep Disorders, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University