As the 2024 presidential election nears, many are losing sleep. A survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reveals that nearly half of people (46%) have lost sleep due to worries about the election. Election fatigue and other worries Election night fatigue is [...]
Struggling to get a good night's sleep because of your partner's habits? You’re not alone. A new survey by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) found that 29% of Americans sleep in a different bed or room just to get some rest. In [...]
Social media has become a go-to source for lifestyle trends, and sleep habits are no exception. According to a 2024 survey by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), 37% of Americans have tried at least one viral sleep trend. One of the most [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
