sleep Archive
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March 5, 2018
Don’t be a time change zombie
VUMC sleep expert says early preparation makes the beginning of Daylight Saving Time easier. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
October 30, 2014
Take a walk in the sun to ease time change woes, says Vanderbilt sleep expert
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March 5, 2014
Sticking to normal sleep schedule can ease daylight saving time transition
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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.