Sleep Archives

05.30.2024

The Cost of Counting Sheep: Rethinking the Role of Medication

The sleep aid industry is booming, reflecting a troubling reliance on medication to get a good night's sleep.

Fellow Lia Musumeci

07.13.2022 a graph of a number of people with different colored lines

Dream Disparities

The percentage of people getting less that seven hours sleep per night increased significantly from 2004-2018, particularly for Black people.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

07.11.2022 a graph of a number of children

Melatonin Miracle?

Pediatric melatonin poisoning is on the rise.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

05.25.2022 a diagram of a diagram

How Are Health Care Workers Holding Up?

Researchers investigated the factors driving health care workers and first responders to leave their jobs.

Fellow Abby Outterson

06.03.2020 a white pillow and a white pillow

Who Gets to Sleep?

Poor sleep is not equally distributed. What does it mean for the public’s health if racism is one of the reasons why some people sleep less?

Fellow Edward Alexander

03.04.2020 a close up of a helmet

Soldiers to Civilians

Veterans reported high work and social well-being during the first year after leaving service, illustrating the resilience of the newest generation.

Guest Authors Shelby Borowski, Dawne Vogt

09.27.2019 a comparison of a comparison of a bed and a bed

Tweet Dreams

Our smartphones give unprecedented access to information and connect us to our friends and family, but Americans find it hard to unplug.

Fellow Greg Kantor

01.14.2019 Hand holding a glowing smartphone in the dark

It's Time for Americans to Stop Sleeping on Sleep

Americans, especially people of color, are significantly more likely to report sleeping six hours or less. Sleeping six hours is the cut off, after which, negative health risks increase.

Guest Author Connor Sheehan

12.07.2018 Looking out the windshield of a car at the highway at dusk

Health Equity

Driving While Sleeping

Racial minorities are 2.4 times more likely to have sleepiness-related accidents than White drivers. Researchers studied the underlying personal and social health factors that influence drowsy driving.

Fellow Erin Polka

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