Pop Culture

4 08, 2022

Millennials clock more sleep than Gen X

2023-01-17T19:53:43+00:00August 4, 2022|Aging, Featured, Pop Culture|

Housework, shopping, pet care, or sleep: How do you spend your time? The answer may depend on when you were born. A recent study reports that millennials slept 22 minutes per day longer than their Generation X counterparts, which researchers say may reflect shifting [...]

9 03, 2022

Review: The Quest for Sleep

2023-01-18T17:13:10+00:00March 9, 2022|Insomnia, Poor Sleep, Pop Culture|

Review: The aptly-named film “The Quest for Sleep” follows the journeys and struggles of several people living with insomnia. They share their highly personal experiences about what it feels like to not get the sleep their bodies need, the life events that may have [...]

30 01, 2020

Sleep-deprived due to the Super Bowl?

2022-07-11T17:07:18+00:00January 30, 2020|Healthy Sleep Habits, Pop Culture|

Fun on Super Bowl Sunday can lead to a tired Monday for many. In a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, nearly 40% percent of U.S. adults said they are more tired than usual the Monday after the Super Bowl. With [...]

20 11, 2019

Binge-watching is stealing your sleep

2023-01-19T17:43:22+00:00November 20, 2019|Pop Culture, Sleep Deprivation|

The next time you stay up late to indulge in your favorite guilty-pleasure show, keep this in mind: 88% of adults report that they have lost sleep due to binge-watching. According to a survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), U.S. adults [...]

12 11, 2019

Is sleep the secret to athletic success?

2023-01-18T20:57:32+00:00November 12, 2019|Exercise, Pop Culture, Sleep Deprivation|

In a best-of-seven postseason playoff, the Washington Nationals rallied to become World Series champions last month. Their secret weapon? Sleep. Since 2017, Dr. Meeta Singh, a sleep doctor, has worked with the Nationals to improve their sleep routines. With Dr. Singh’s help, the Nationals [...]

22 08, 2019

Ode to Joy: Understanding narcolepsy with cataplexy

2022-08-19T18:23:45+00:00August 22, 2019|Narcolepsy, Pop Culture, Sleep Disorders|

The main character in the new film “Ode to Joy” is someone we don’t often see in movies or on TV:  a person who has narcolepsy with cataplexy. The film is about a man named Charlie (Martin Freeman), who struggles to manage cataplexy, one [...]

22 07, 2019

Popular movies and their portrayals of sleep

2022-08-19T18:24:48+00:00July 22, 2019|Dreams, Insomnia, Pop Culture|

If you’re not Walt Disney Studios, chances are you’re having a bad time at the box office this summer. While Disney is rampaging this year with several billion dollar box office hits (and many more to come), other studios have been failing at getting [...]

28 08, 2017

Is binge-watching keeping you up at night?

2022-08-16T18:27:11+00:00August 28, 2017|Healthy Sleep Habits, Pop Culture|

If I’m being honest, I’m totally guilty of staying up too late watching Netflix. It’s easy to get wrapped up in a show and convince myself that one more episode won’t hurt. But as it turns out, binge-watching can affect your sleep even after [...]

20 06, 2017

Death of Carrie Fisher is a warning about sleep apnea

2022-08-19T18:37:31+00:00June 20, 2017|Heart Disease, Pop Culture, Sleep Apnea|

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has issued a statement following the announcement that actress Carrie Fisher’s cause of death was “sleep apnea and other undetermined factors.” Her death reminds us just how dangerous sleep apnea can be, especially when it comes to heart health. [...]

12 08, 2015

The Tracy Morgan crash could have been avoided with sufficient sleep

2022-08-22T18:58:56+00:00August 12, 2015|Drowsy Driving, Pop Culture, Safety|

It’s been over a year since a Walmart semi-truck crashed into the limo van transporting Tracy Morgan and other comedians on the New Jersey Turnpike. The impact from the 110,000 plus pound truck left Morgan with serious brain trauma, several broken ribs and a [...]

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