Research Articles
Updates about new sleep medicine research publications, funding opportunities, and NIH news
Shorter sleep duration assessed by actigraphy was associated with an increased likelihood of developing a clinical cold, according to a study in the September issue of the journal SLEEP.
A study in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that high school students lose sleep on school nights following the change to daylight saving time that occurs in March.
These articles from both the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine archives and current issues received the most pageviews on the JCSM website from June through August 2015.
A study in the August issue of the journal SLEEP clearly establishes a partial genetic basis underlying racial differences in slow-wave sleep, suggesting that it may be possible to develop sleep-related therapies that target specific genetic variants.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has issued a request for information (NOT-HL-15-269) inviting public comment on the Draft Strategic Research Priorities developed as part of its Strategic Visioning Initiative.
The White House has invited researchers and health care providers to submit innovative ideas and practical solutions that can inform the Precision Medicine Initiative.
Applications for the American Sleep Medicine Foundation 2015 Focused Projects Award must be received by 11:59 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015.
A meta-analysis in the August issue of the journal SLEEP is the first to quantify the magnitude and consistency of the relationship between insufficient sleep and waist circumference, a measure of central adiposity with demonstrated sensitivity in the prediction of health risk.
The Seventh Annual Sleep Research Network Conference will be held in Maryland at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda on Oct. 12-13, 2015.
As part of its Strategic Visioning process, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) requests that stakeholders submit additional feedback on a refined set of high-priority Compelling Questions and Critical Challenges based on more than 1,000 ideas and 42,000 votes submitted during the previous comment period.