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Updates for the news media including new research findings and official AASM statements
A survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found that 93% of Gen Z have lost sleep because they stayed up “past their bedtime” to view or participate in social media. With students back in school for another year, this wired and tired generation may be [...]
To verify the performance of emerging sleep scoring technologies, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine has created a two-year pilot program to evaluate and certify software that uses auto-scoring functionality to score polysomnograms. Applications will be accepted starting in late 2022 or early 2023. [...]
The start of the new school year is the perfect time to renew habits that keep students happy and healthy – including sleep. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is holding the third annual Student Sleep Health Week Sept. 12-18, 2022, to educate students, [...]
As temperatures rise globally, so does the threat of insufficient sleep. A recent survey of U.S. adults from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) indicates that over two-thirds of respondents (69%) admit they have lost sleep due to worries about the environment. Significantly, one-half of those aged 18-24 claim to always, [...]
A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found that having the “Sunday Scaries” may be a real phenomenon, not just Urban Dictionary slang – especially for younger generations. Survey data show that more than a quarter of respondents (26%) – including about a third of [...]
DARIEN, IL – Nearly 3 in 10 Americans (28%) say insomnia has a negative impact on their daily lives, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). On Tuesday, June 21, the “shortest night of the year,” the AASM [...]
This Men’s Health Month, it’s important to focus on an area often overlooked when it comes to overall health: sleep. Sleep is one of the key components of a healthy lifestyle, but men often pass over it in favor of other activities. In fact, [...]
Many pets become a member of the family. In fact, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, almost half (46%) of respondents sleep in the same bed with a pet. And while tales of dogs taking up the whole [...]
DARIEN, IL – Today, Jennifer L. Martin became the president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine board of directors during the membership meeting at SLEEP 2022, the 36th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The AASM is [...]
DARIEN, IL – Today, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine launched “Sleep is Good Medicine,” a national campaign to increase public education about the importance of sleep and its connection to health. The campaign was announced during the plenary session of the SLEEP 2022 annual meeting [...]