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- Journal of Biological Rhythms
The Negative Effects of Travel on Student Athletes Through Sleep and Circadian Disruption
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
- Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Once-nightly sodium oxybate (FT218) improved symptoms of disrupted nighttime sleep in people with narcolepsy: a plain language summary
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
- JMIR Formative Research
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
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
- European Journal of Neurosciences
Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) enhances wakefulness during active periods but facilitates sleep during resting periods in C57BL/6 mice
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
- CNN
Seasonal affective disorder: Self-care tips to fight the winter blues
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.
- Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Surprising finding links sleep, brain insulation, and neurodegeneration
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.
- Sleep
An approach for determining the reliability of manual and digital scoring of sleep stages
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
- Advanced Biology
24 h Rest/Activity Rhythms in Older Adults with Memory Impairment: Associations with Cognitive Performance and Depressive Symptomatology
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
- Stanford News
Four questions for Jamie Zeitzer on daylight saving time
The co-director of the Stanford Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences dishes on the science (or lack thereof) behind “falling back.”
- Palo Alto Online
End of daylight saving time this weekend correlated with car crashes, heart attacks
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.
- Vigour Times
The Impact of Daylight-Saving Time on Seasonal Depression: A Closer Look at the Effects of its End - Vigour Times
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.
- JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Accuracy of 11 Wearable, Nearable, and Airable Consumer Sleep Trackers: Prospective Multicenter Validation Study
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
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Change in Insomnia and Depressive Symptoms During COVID-19: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Iranian Women with Multiple Sclerosis
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
- Sleep Medicine
Behavioral and psychological treatments for NREM parasomnias: A systematic review
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
- Sleep
Perspectives on increasing the impact and reach of CBT-I
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
- Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Permanent standard time is the optimal choice for health and safety: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement | Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
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
- CNET
Sleep Paralysis: I Hallucinated a Giant Spider, but My Doctor Said It Was Fine
Have you been experiencing sleep paralysis? Here's what to know. Rafael Pelayo, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.
- Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
“Count on Sleep”: an OSA awareness project update | Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
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
- Neurology
Frequency of Orthostatic Hypotension in Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: The North American Prodromal Synucleinopathy Cohort
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
- Washington Post
It’s not just you: Jet lag is worse after the flight home
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.