The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Friday, August 28, 2026
The healthcare industry is notorious for subjecting workers to long and arduous hours. While hospitals never sleep, the workers employed by hospitals are usually sleep deprived. It seems counterintuitive for an organization dedicated to health and well-being would have so much disregard for the health of its staff. You are […]
Survey Also Reveals Americans Would Give Up Sex, Chocolate and Social Media for a Good Night’s Sleep A new survey from Sleep Cycle, the best-selling alarm clock application, reveals that Americans turn to a number of foods, drinks, herbs and bedtime rituals to get a good night’s sleep. The national […]
Sleep deprivation impacts workplace safety, productivity and individual health Getting insufficient sleep and working while fatigued have become commonplace in the modern 24/7 workforce, with more than 37 percent of workers sleep-deprived.[i] Over-worked and over-tired employees experience cognitive declines and present employers with heightened safety risks and increased economic costs. […]
Nocturia, the need to wake to urinate more than once in the night, is the most common cause of sleep disruption in adults of all ages.1,2 The condition is associated with loss of deep sleep, disruption of daytime functioning and reduced productivity and alertness.3,4,5 In rare cases, nocturia may also […]
Philips celebrates World Sleep Day early with the release of its annual global sleep survey results, overnight concert experience • Survey finds that 77 percent of global adults have actively taken steps to improve their sleep, with listening to soothing music revealed as one of the most prominent […]
This data comes from the sleep experts at Sleep Cycle just before International Women’s Day (March 8). Please see below additional data points regarding how women sleep and here to view an infographic tying it all together 52% of women are woken up by a snoring partner 27% of women […]
By Kaye Prather Imagine you’re unwell—it’s not hard to do. You’ve been through all kinds of tests, been poked and prodded and medicated. Everyone seems to be speaking Clinicalese, not English. You want to know what’s wrong and whether it can be fixed or if you have to learn to […]
On March 1, 2018, the Pediatric Sleep Council (PSC), a team of international pediatric sleep experts, will celebrate the second annual Baby Sleep Day. On this day, the PSC will answer parents’ questions via Facebook (facebook.com/pedsleep). Sleep is a critical part of development, and PSC experts aim to bring much-needed […]
Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical […]
The Olympics begin Thursday, February 8 in South Korea – a time zone 14 hours ahead of Eastern time! This means some must-see events will happen in the middle of the night here. New data from Sleep Cycle shows 19% of Americans’ plan on waking up in the middle of […]
