The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, (AASM) is a professional society for the medical sub-specialty sleep medicine. AASM was established in 1975 for the purpose of offering certification training, education and certifying professionals in the various professional levels. As of 2007, AASM as certified more than 1,000 sleep centers and labs. The main purpose of AASM is to establish a standard for the field of sleep medicine, and advocating for the field as an important component in treatment.
A new study of pregnant women shows that restless legs syndrome (RLS) is common and is strongly associated with poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and poor daytime function, which are frequent complaints during ...
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Preliminary results of a new study show that sleep disturbance is strongly related to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs among student athletes in college.
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Preliminary results of a new study show that social jet lag has emerged as an important circadian marker for health outcomes.
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Preliminary results from the "SNAPSHOT study", an NIH-funded collaborative research project between the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and MIT Media Lab Affective Computing Group, ...
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Preliminary data from a new study suggests that NBA players had worse personal statistics in games that followed a late-night tweet between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
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Preliminary results from a new study show that depressed patients with insomnia who sleep seven or more hours per night are more likely to benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) and achieve depression ...
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Preliminary results from a new study suggest that short-term sleep extension improves response time and daytime functioning of professional baseball players.
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Preliminary data from two studies suggest that mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension and diabetes.
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Preliminary results from a new study show that partners of people who have insomnia may try to be supportive by engaging in a range of behaviors that unintentionally contradict treatment recommendations.
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A new study is the first to demonstrate a higher risk of congenital anomalies and resuscitation at birth in newborns of mothers who have obstructive sleep apnea.
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