The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has formed a new Coalition for Permanent Standard Time to advocate for the introduction and adoption of federal legislation making standard time permanent across the US.
The ACLM on Monday released a statement in support of the elimination of biannual time changes in favor of permanent Standard Time.
A new study shows that DNA plays a role in how much the “spring forward” time change affects individuals.
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According to the AASM, research supports public opposition to seasonal time changes, and sleep science suggests that permanent standard time is the best option.
Read MoreSchool start times are the biggest reason teenagers are often tired. There may have been some justification for it in the past, but not now, reports New York Times Opinion.
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Despite claims that owning a gun makes a person feel safer and sleep easier, gun owners...
Read MoreForbes asks: How does losing and gaining sleep involuntarily twice a year really affect us? The reality is that instead of getting more sleep on the first Sunday in November, many people wake up earlier, have difficulty...
Read MoreA report from USA Today looks at how daylight saving time could negatively affect overall health. “Ever since the institution of daylight saving time, there has been controversy regarding whether it accomplishes its goals...
Read MoreNoise levels on hospital wards far exceed the levels recommended by the World Health Organization, reports New Statesman. On the ICU there are few natural cues to demonstrate the shift from day to night. Light is usually...
Read MoreThe measure received 26 of the 41 votes it needed for passage in the Assembly late Thursday, with opponents saying the state should not impose a blanket restriction on local school districts, reports the Los Angeles Times....
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A New York Times contributor asks, would cutting drug prices result in fewer medical...
Read MoreThe proposed experiment would have involved giving 18 narcoleptic Dobermans antidepressants or methamphetamine, then killing the dogs and studying how the drugs affect the production of histamines in their brains, reports the...
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American stress levels are at an all time high and politics plays a major role, reports The...
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Match Day is eagerly anticipated by young doctors applying to residency programs. This year,...
Read MoreA sleep disorder specialist coins the term “Election Dysthymia” to describe her patients who couldn’t sleep because of the election and the anxieties that underlay it, reports The Daily Beast. More times than I can...
Read MoreThe think tank Terra Nova says French businesses should encourage their staff to take an after lunch nap to boost productivity, reports the National Post.
Read MoreThe Golden State could join Hawaii and Arizona as daylight saving time outliers, reports The Sacramento Bee. If you’ve ever awoken an hour early, showed up to work an hour late or groaned at having to reset all your clocks...
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