The challenges of a new school year begin to enter the minds of students and parents around this time of year. Nobody wants to be set up for poor performance before the first bell even rings. However, poor sleep habits of elementary, middle and high school students are making them...

Most of our bodily functions and daily processes are well-understood. We have a pretty good grasp of why the heart beats, why we need to breathe and the purpose of our kidneys. The same cannot be said for sleep. Despite spending nearly one-third of our lives asleep, the fundamental function...

Feeling groggy? Does your bed partner observe you gasping for air at night? If so, you might have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). One of the most common sleep disorders, OSA affects approximately 5 to 6 percent of the adult population and 2 percent of children. (9,10)

Unfortunately, our own research...

It's no secret that today's nonstop lifestyle is detrimental to our sleep. Whether due to work, television, stress or any number of other reasons, more Americans are staying up late and getting up early. The average American sleeps only six hours and 55 minutes per night during the...

Ingrained in all of us is a natural instinct for continuity in our sleeping and waking schedule each day -- our circadian rhythms. While we can choose to ignore this need for continuity by working at night or sleeping late into the day, it carries consequences. The circadian system drives...