March 3, 2023

By Emma Sweeney, Nottingham Trent University and Ian Walshe, Northumbria University, Newcastle When we think of what makes athletes great, few of us would think that sleep might play an important role. But many of the world’s best athletes say sleep is an essential part of their training routine and key in helping them to…

While most of the US will begin daylight saving time on Sunday, March 12, sleep experts continue to advocate for an end to “springing forward.” Based on evidence that shows the switch to daylight saving time carries many health and accident risks and is misaligned with human circadian biology, the position of the American Academy…

Sleep too much or too little, and you might get sick more, according to scientists at the University of Bergen who found evidence that sleep duration might be linked to infection risk.  In a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, scientists recruited medical students working in doctors’ surgeries to hand out short questionnaires to nearly…

Vivos Therapeutics Inc, which makes oral appliances for treating breathing-related sleep disorders, has expanded its portfolio with the addition of complementary, lower-cost products for treating conditions associated with obstructive sleep apnea.  The product line addition comes after Visos acquired patents and product rights from Advanced Facialdontics, a company holding propriety technology on certain FDA 510(k)-cleared…

By Olave Krigolson, University of Victoria Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. Have a question you’d like an expert to answer? Send it to CuriousKidsCanada@theconversation.com. What happens to your brain if you don’t get enough sleep? — Avery, age 7, Napanee, Ont. Sleep may be the single biggest factor in maintaining…