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Heller, H. C., Herzog, E., Brager, A., Poe, G., Allada, R., Scheer, F., Carskadon, M., de la Iglesia, H. O., Jang, R., Montero, A., Wright, K., Mouraine, P., Walker, M. P., Goel, N., Hogenesch, J., Van Gelder, R. N., Kriegsfeld, L., Mah, C., Colwell, C., Zeitzer, J., … Paul, K. (2023). The Negative Effects of Travel on Student Athletes Through Sleep and Circadian Disruption. Journal of biological rhythms, 7487304231207330. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/07487304231207330

Roth, T., Thorpy, M. J., Kushida, C. A., Horsnell, M., & Gudeman, J. (2023). Once-nightly sodium oxybate (FT218) improved symptoms of disrupted nighttime sleep in people with narcolepsy: a plain language summary. Journal of comparative effectiveness research, . Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.57264/cer-2023-0133

Wickwire, E. M., Collen, J., Capaldi, V. F., Williams, S. G., Assefa, S. Z., Adornetti, J. P., Huang, K., Venezia, J. M., Jones, R. L., Johnston, C. W., Thomas, C., Thomas, M. A., Mounts, C., Drake, C. L., Businelle, M. S., Grandner, M. A., Manber, R., & Albrecht, J. S. (2023). Patient Engagement and Provider Effectiveness of a Novel Sleep Telehealth Platform and Remote Monitoring Assessment in the US Military: Pilot Study Providing Evidence-Based Sleep Treatment Recommendations. JMIR formative research, 7, e47356. https://doi.org/10.2196/47356

Ono, T., Nishino, N., Iwai, Y., Iwai, Y., Sakai, N., Kuroki, Y., & Nishino, S. (2023). Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) enhances wakefulness during active periods but facilitates sleep during resting periods in C57BL/6 mice. The European journal of neuroscience, 10.1111/ejn.16186. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.16186

Seasonal affective disorder isn’t just about being sad in winter. It’s a type of depression that has to do with the lack of sunlight in late fall and winter, and self-care treatments can include light therapy. Jason Tucciarone, instructor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Erin Gibson’s lab has discovered that the precursor cells to myelin-producing oligodendrocytes are regulated by the circadian system in mice. When that regulation breaks down, the researchers saw abnormal myelination — but also fragmented sleep.

Gerardy, B., Kuna, S. T., Pack, A., Kushida, C. A., Walsh, J. K., Staley, B., Pien, G. W., & Younes, M. (2023). An approach for determining the reliability of manual and digital scoring of sleep stages. Sleep, 46(11), zsad248. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsad248

Antonsdottir, I. M., Low, D. V., Chen, D., Rabinowitz, J. A., Yue, Y., Urbanek, J., Wu, M. N., Zeitzer, J. M., Rosenberg, P. B., Friedman, L. F., Sheikh, J. I., Yesavage, J. A., Zipunnikov, V., & Spira, A. P. (2023). 24 h Rest/Activity Rhythms in Older Adults with Memory Impairment: Associations with Cognitive Performance and Depressive Symptomatology. Advanced biology, 7(11), e2300138. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202300138

The co-director of the Stanford Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences dishes on the science (or lack thereof) behind “falling back.”

While large swaths of North America still abide by the twice-per-year time change, a recent effort to eliminate the bi-annual changes has sparked conversation about the benefits and disadvantages of this disruption to our routines. Rafael Pelayo, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

As daylight-saving time comes to an end on Sunday, evenings will feel even longer and darker. This shift is known to exacerbate feelings of seasonal depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which is often linked with light levels. Kristin Raj, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Lee, T., Cho, Y., Cha, K. S., Jung, J., Cho, J., Kim, H., Kim, D., Hong, J., Lee, D., Keum, M., Kushida, C. A., Yoon, I. Y., & Kim, J. W. (2023). Accuracy of 11 Wearable, Nearable, and Airable Consumer Sleep Trackers: Prospective Multicenter Validation Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 11, e50983. https://doi.org/10.2196/50983

Sadeghi-Bahmani, D., Mohammadian, Y., Sadeghi Bahmani, L., Khazaie, H., Piri, N., Gross, J. J., & Motl, R. W. (2023). Change in Insomnia and Depressive Symptoms During COVID-19: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Iranian Women with Multiple Sclerosis. Behavioral sleep medicine, 21(6), 741–756. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2022.2157417

Mundt, J. M., Schuiling, M. D., Warlick, C., Dietch, J. R., Wescott, A. B., Hagenaars, M., Furst, A., Khorramdel, K., & Baron, K. G. (2023). Behavioral and psychological treatments for NREM parasomnias: A systematic review. Sleep medicine, 111, 36–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2023.09.004

Manber, R., Simpson, N., & Gumport, N. B. (2023). Perspectives on increasing the impact and reach of CBT-I. Sleep, zsad168. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsad168

Rishi, M. A., Cheng, J. Y., Strang, A. R., Sexton-Radek, K., Ganguly, G., Licis, A., Berneking, M. W., Bhui, R., Creamer, J., Kundel, V., Spector, A. R., Olaoye, O., Hashmi, S. D., Abbasi-Feinberg, F., Abreu, A. R., Gurubhagavatula, I., Kapur, V. K., Kuhlmann, D., Martin, J., Olson, E., … Sullivan, S. (2023). Permanent standard time is the optimal choice for health and safety: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 10.5664/jcsm.10898. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.10898

Have you been experiencing sleep paralysis? Here's what to know. Rafael Pelayo, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Martin, J. L., Rowley, J., Goel, N., Heller, H. C., Gurubhagavatula, I., Del Rosso, L., Rodriguez, A., Clark, M., Rice-Conboy, L., & “Count on Sleep” workgroups (2023). "Count on Sleep": an OSA awareness project update. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 10.5664/jcsm.10864. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.10864

Elliott, J., Bryant-Ekstrand, M. D., Keil, A. T., Ligman, B. R., Lim, M. M., Zitser, J., During, E. H., Gagnon, J. F., St Louis, E. K., Fields, J. A., Huddleston, D. E., Bliwise, D. L., Avidan, A. Y., Schenck, C. H., McLeland, J., Criswell, S. R., Davis, A. A., Videnovic, A., Lee-Iannotti, J. K., Postuma, R., … for North American Prodromal Synucleinopathy (NAPS) Consortium (2023). Frequency of Orthostatic Hypotension in Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: The North American Prodromal Synucleinopathy Cohort. Neurology, 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207883. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207883

Vacation indulgences can hit hard after the flight home, especially if you’re traveling from west to east. Jamie Zeitzer, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.