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.
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!
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
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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.
The National News – UAE: Dr. Mary A. Carskadon on sleep for teenagers
Sleep experts urge UAE schools to start later so teenagers get more rest
Jan 28, 2023
Prof Mary Carskadon, a psychiatry and human behavior expert at Brown University, says pupils have a huge sleep deficit that affects learning and well-being
Click here to read more about why Carskadon says teenagers need more sleep than they are getting.
Mary Carskadon, Brown University – Adolescence, Sleep, and School
by Academic Minute 05/10/2022 | 12:01
Many parents become aware of their child’s changing sleep patterns during early adolescence: they resist bedtime and stay up later; they struggle to wake up for school; and they are sleepy, tired, and irritable in the daytime. We have identified a “perfect storm” of biological, psychological, and societal factors that contribute to these changes.