Sleep Secrets
Why do teens sleep so late? Is there a scientific way to measure how sleepy you are? Pioneering sleep scientist Mary Carskadon has answers—and is still discovering new frontiers.
2023 ABCT Convention
ABCT Convention
Seattle
ABCT 57th Annual Convention, November 16 – 19, 2023
Cultivating Joy With CBT
Back to School: Sleep routine
Back-to-School | Success starts with good sleep routine
FOX54 News Huntsville
Good sleep helps student success and safety. Is there a right bedtime? How much sleep a kid gets is more important than when they go to bed. Click below to watch the news story!
2023 Retreat Colloquium
The capstone to the William C. Dement Sleep and Chronobiology Summer Research Apprenticeship will be held in conjunction with the External Advisory Committee meeting, on the evening of August 20 and all day on August 21.
On August 20 starting at about 5:30 pm, we invite you to a picnic on the Pembroke Green, between Smith Buonanno & Alumnae Hall on the Brown University campus. In the event of inclement weather, the picnic will be in held in Sayles Hall.
On August 21 our Colloquium begins at 8:30 am and is held at Marcuvitz Auditorium, in Sidney Frank Hall on the Brown University campus. The day will conclude with dinner across the street on the Pembroke Green. In the event of inclement weather, the dinner will be in held in Sayles Hall.
The day will include talks by visiting investigators, our 5 summer research apprentices, and a research project leader. Additionally, poster presentations will be given by our summer research apprentices, 6 COBRE researchers, 2 COBRE Research Cores, 2 COBRE research assistants, and our newest faculty addition.
For more information, please contact Cristal L. Medeiros, COBRE Research Administrative Coordinator at cmedeirso13@lifespan.org
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SLEEP 2023
June 3-7, 2023, Indianapolis, IN
The Bradley Sleep Lab faculty, staff, and associates participated in the SLEEP 2023 conference in Indianapolis, IN.
The SLEEP 2023 conference included the latest advances in sleep medicine and sleep and circadian research with a variety of educational formats that appealed to researchers and sleep team members. Session formats included discussion groups, rapid-fire symposia, lunch debates, oral and poster presentations, and clinical workshops. View the posters of COBRE and Bradley Sleep Lab Staff here.
Anastacia Kudinova, PhD, pilot project leader, on diurnal variation of youth suicidal ideation, suicide attempts
Diurnal variation present in youth suicidal ideation, suicide attempts
Key takeaways:
- Most youth suicide attempts occurred in the evenings and at night.
- Targeting self-critical rumination in the daily lives of youth could reduce suicidal ideation.
INDIANAPOLIS — In a survey of psychiatrically hospitalized youth, more than half of participants reported their most recent suicide attempt occurred in the evening and night. According to researchers, the diurnal variation in suicidal ideation points to the need for increased support in the later hours of the day to decrease youth suicide risk.
“Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents between the ages of 15 and 24 years, and…read more here
Mary A. Carskadon, PhD, COBRE PI receives AASM award
DARIEN, IL – Dr. Carskadon is will receive the William C. Dement Academic Achievement Award for exceptional initiative and progress in the areas of sleep education and academic research from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. She and four other individuals have been selected as the 2023 American Academy of Sleep Medicine award recipients for their outstanding contributions to the field of sleep medicine. They will be recognized Monday, June 5, during the plenary session of the SLEEP 2023 annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Indianapolis. Read more here
Schools across US consider pushing back starting times to combat growing mental health issue among students
May 8, 2023
Associated Press
During the COVID pandemic, the number of consistently sad students soared
Click here to read more
The 2023 RI IDeA Symposium
Advance-CTR in collaboration with Rhode Island IDeA programs welcomed investigators, research staff, stakeholders, medical students and community members to the 16th annual Emerging Areas of Science IDeA Symposium “Data Science” on June 1, 2023. It was a wonderful day of science, collaboration and an opportunity for Rhode Island investigators to network at the Warren Alpert Medical School.
There were two distinguished keynote speakers:
- Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, MBA, Deputy Dean for Biomedical Informatics at Yale University will speak on “Data Areas of Science”
- Eytan Ruppin, MD, PhD, Chief, Center for Cancer Research and Head, Computational Precision Oncology Section at the National Cancer Institute will speak on “Next Generation Transcriptomics-Based Precision Oncology”
In addition, there were multiple science talks, breakout sessions, and an all-day poster session. View the COBRE and Sleep Lab posters here.
Drs. Saletin & Carskadon receive Carney Institute Award…
Sleep in adolescents at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s Disease: a missing link to early life detection
Dr. Jared M. Saletin and Dr. Mary A Carskadon are the recipients of a Brown University Carney Institute for Brain Science Innovation Award. Read more here.