DARIEN, IL – As we approach flu season, adults with obstructive sleep apnea may want to take extra precautions. A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the first to find that patients with sleep apnea [...]

DARIEN, IL – Weighted blankets are a safe and effective intervention in the treatment of insomnia, according to Swedish researchers who found that insomnia patients with psychiatric disorders experienced reduced insomnia severity, improved sleep and less daytime sleepiness when sleeping with a weighted chain [...]

DARIEN, IL - On Sept. 11, 2020, a bipartisan resolution developed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California expressing support for the designation of the third week of September [...]

DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is waiving facility membership dues for 2021 and continuing to provide relief funds to support the sleep field, which is experiencing widespread financial difficulties related to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2,648 AASM-accredited sleep facilities were [...]

DARIEN, IL – Public health and safety would benefit from eliminating daylight saving time, according to a position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The AASM supports a switch to permanent standard time, explaining in the statement that standard time more closely [...]

DARIEN, IL – One of the best ways students can prepare for success this school year is to commit to getting the healthy sleep they need to learn, function and grow. Yet, more than half of parents (57%) with school-age children say that they have [...]

DARIEN, IL – A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that increased physical activity is associated with a lower  risk of obstructive sleep apnea, a common sleep-related breathing disorder. The study is the largest to [...]

DARIEN, IL — The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the AASM Foundation are offering relief funding through new programs created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds are now available from the AASM for state and regional sleep societies and from the AASM [...]

DARIEN, IL – Today, Dr. Kannan Ramar became the 35th president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) board of directors. Ramar assumed the role during the virtual AASM annual membership meeting. He will serve a one-year term as president of the AASM, [...]