Category: Demographics

Demographics

‘The Sleep-Deprived Teen’ Book Is a Parenting Guide for Better Teenage Sleep

Parenting journalist Lisa L. Lewis has written a guide for parents that synthesizes the research on teen sleep and provides practical info.

Demographics

How Does Sleep Impact Children’s Reading Ability?

New research on 4- to 14-years-olds links sleep problems to a negative effect on children’s ability to read.

Demographics

Why Babies Don’t Sleep Through the Night

The science of sleep gives us lots to think about and act on, despite ongoing debates within the scientific community and among early childhood professionals.

Age

Is It ADHD, Or an Underlying Sleep Disorder?

Contemporary Pediatrics: At the virtual 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Grace Wang, MD, FAAP, discusses how treatment of underlying sleep disorders can improve ADHD symptomatology.

Sex

What Are the Most Common Nightmares?

Amerisleep surveyed 2,000 people about their anxiety-fueled nightmares and broke down the data by gender and relationship status.

Race/Ethnicity

Study Finds Racial-Ethnic Differences in Sleep Health

"It’s not just identification of the problem, but also that there are some pre-existing solutions," says one of the authors.

Relationship Status

Sleep Myths That Are Hurting Your Relationship

Time Magazine reviews the many myths around sleep, sex and relationships.

Career

Mining Shift Workers at Significant Risk of Sleep Loss & Sleep Disorders

The study found up to 60% of the participants were at risk of developing sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea and shift work disorder.

Socioeconomic

Extra Sleep Didn’t Improve Work Productivity in Study of Low-Income Workers in India

Further work could attempt to change the sleeping circumstances of low-income workers to see if better sleep quality, not just increased sleep quantity, makes a difference.

Regional

Surprising Insights About Wind Farm Noise & Sleep Presented at Sleep DownUnder 2021

The team surveyed over 500 South Australians asking them if they experienced any sleep disruptions and, if yes, what the residents themselves believed was the cause.