sleep

October 29, 2023

Time change can be a bear. Here’s how to keep from feeling like hibernating.

The end of daylight saving time doesn’t have to mean disrupted sleep and feeling groggy, says a Vanderbilt sleep expert

By Wayne Wood
The study found that chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night may increase the risk for atherosclerosis.
February 15, 2023

Study finds chronically disrupted sleep may increase risk for heart disease

Vanderbilt research found that sleep irregularity — chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night — may increase the risk for atherosclerosis.

By Bill Snyder
Vanderbilt researchers Beth Malow, MD, MS, left, Maria Niarchou, PhD, and Lea Davis, PhD, hope to create a genetic risk profile of insomnia in autism spectrum disorder to better inform treatments.
November 7, 2019

Study explores genetic risk profiling of insomnia in autism

Vanderbilt researchers are studying how genes affect sleep and circadian disturbances in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with a goal of creating a genetic risk profile of insomnia in ASD.

By Kelsey Herbers
October 31, 2019

Digital study to evaluate how behavior strategies impact sleep in children with autism

VUMC is recruiting nationally for a study on how to improve sleep in children with autism using a behavioral intervention given to parents entirely online, tracked by a digital portal.

By Holly Fletcher
March 4, 2019

‘Very exciting time’ for sleep research as studies zero in on performance, health

By Holly Fletcher
October 30, 2018

Halloween is over — don’t let the time change turn you into a zombie

The end of daylight saving time doesn’t have to mean disrupted sleep and feeling groggy, says a Vanderbilt sleep expert

By Wayne Wood
March 5, 2018

Don’t be a time change zombie

VUMC sleep expert says early preparation makes the beginning of Daylight Saving Time easier.
By Tom Wilemon
November 1, 2016

Vanderbilt sleep experts offer tips to adjust to this weekend’s time change

When daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, we set clocks back one hour, and essentially gain an extra hour of sleep—but that extra hour of sleep comes at the price of early evening darkness.
By Wayne Wood
October 24, 2016

Sleep issues in children with diabetes

Lengthening sleep duration and reducing sleep disturbances in children with type 1 diabetes may improve diabetes outcomes and reduce parental stress.
By Leigh MacMillan
May 1, 2015

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Tennessee Department of Health urge safe infant sleeping practices

Pediatricians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have seen four infant deaths from unsafe sleeping habits in the last seven weeks. Infant sleep-related deaths are heartwrenching tragedies that can be preventable when safe sleeping practices are followed.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 30, 2014

Take a walk in the sun to ease time change woes, says Vanderbilt sleep expert

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2014

Sticking to normal sleep schedule can ease daylight saving time transition

By VUMC News and Communications
June 4, 2013

Vanderbilt study indicates fatigue and loss of sleep take predictable toll on baseball players over season

Strike zone judgment grows worse over the course of a Major League Baseball season in a predictable way, possibly due to the effect of grueling travel schedules, disrupted sleep patterns and fatigue, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center sleep researcher has found.
By Wayne Wood