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<description><![CDATA[Office naptime is zonking workplaces across the country, according to an article on business newssite INC.com. The story notes that NASA has teamed up with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania to teach astronauts how to nap better during long missions.
   
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<description><![CDATA[Several pharmaceutical companies are working on new approaches to treat insomnia, reports the Wall Street Journal. Studies show that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, known as CBT-I, can be as effective as medication for treating chronic insomnia. CBT-I typically includes "sleep restriction," or limiting the amount of time patients spend in bed when they're unable to sleep, and "stimulus...
   
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<description><![CDATA[Although a new study doesn't prove that sleeplessness causes people to pack on extra pounds, or exactly how the relationship between sleep and body weight might work, they do show that "sleep should be a priority," said Michael Grandner, PhD, of the Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology. "If you're making your diet a priority and trying to be healthy, don't forget that getting healthy...
   
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<description><![CDATA[Sleep’s function has long been a mystery, but many researchers have gathered evidence that it is important for learning and memory. Two new studies confirm that sleep plays a central role in solidifying memories and preparing the brain for new learning. Tickling a few neurons located at the top of the fruit fly brain triggers the insects to sleep, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis...
   
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<description><![CDATA[After a bad night’s sleep women — but not men — tend to have more negative interactions with their spouses, a new study shows. Grace Pien, MD, MSCE, DASBM, suspects that women may just be more sensitive to sleep problems. “They are more conscious about how their sleep is affecting them,” said Pien, an assistant professor of Medicine. “And that may translate into their interactions with their...
   
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<description><![CDATA[Since March, authorities have disclosed a rash of incidents in which a controller is believed to have dozed off on the midnight shift. The toll for any type of employee who works night shifts or rotating shifts - there are about 15 million such workers in the U.S. - can be heavy. "Basically everything in our body, every chemical, every hormone, every physiological process, is on a 24-hour cycle,"...
   
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<description><![CDATA[Ronald Kotler, MD, medical director of the Pennsylvania Hospital Sleep Disorders Center appeared on yesterday's Oprah with Bob Greene, Oprah’s trainer, and his “Dream Team” of experts discussing how proper exercise, skin care, nutrition and sleep can help you look 20 years younger. Dr. Kotler offers his expertise on how proper sleep habits and hygiene are essential to good health. He counseled...
   
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<description><![CDATA[The Daily Pennsylvanian reports on research findings by psychology professor David Dinges, PhD, recommending nine hours of sleep each night for the average healthy person.
   
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<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal reports that snoring and waking up at night are common nighttime annoyances, but for many, they are signs of a major health problem: sleep apnea. A number of companies are marketing nasal devices to treat the disorder. Scientists say the nonprescription devices haven't been adequately studied, but two new studies found a prescription device effective in some patients. "I...
   
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<description><![CDATA[We all know that we don’t get enough sleep. But, the New York Times Magazine asks, how much sleep do we really need? Enter David Dinges, PhD, the head of the Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory and professor of Psychiatry, who has the distinction of depriving more people of sleep than perhaps anyone in the world. Not every sleeper is the same, his research has shown: Dinges has found that some...
   
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<description><![CDATA[In continuing coverage, the a NYTimes.com blog discusses shift work sleep challenges, in respect to air traffic controllers. The article suggests that perhaps, the F.A.A., in addition to its recent change requiring more than one air-traffic controller on duty overnight, should rethink the way it schedules its employees. And don’t bother asking the controllers if they’re tired. As Dr. Dinges makes...
   
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<description><![CDATA[ABC's Good Morning America and World News Tonight delve into the issues surrounding sleepy air traffic controllers. "When we're constantly having to adjust to different work schedules, our body is always playing catchup," says Phil Gehrman, PhD, CSBM, clinical director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine in Psychiatry. Air traffic controllers work in dimly lit conditions with little stimulation, yet...
   
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<description><![CDATA[Every week, the ABC News Medical Unit holds an online Twitter chat about a selected health topic, hosted by correspondent Dr. Richard Besser. On April 12, 2011, Philip Gehrman, PhD, CBSM, Clinical Director, Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at Penn Medicine, joined the discussion about sleep. "Don't toss and turn," said Dr. Gehrman. "If you can't fall back to sleep in a little while get up until...
   
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<description><![CDATA[About 25 percent of parents believe their child has a sleep disturbance, typically difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep through the night. There's now a new tool that can help put parents at ease. "So much of it is about creating regularity. Many kids thrive on consistency and predictability," said Philip Gehrman, PhD, assistant professor of Psychology in Psychiatry. "When your kids wake...
   
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<description><![CDATA[WebMD.com reports that a night of sleep deprivation affects your brain --
