Sleep Research Roundup Dec 2018

With new scientific discoveries being reported in the news and media on almost a daily basis, it's often hard to keep up with all the latest findings, so join us as we select just 4 recent publications from the world of sleep science, exploring the studies themselves, but also the wider context that new sleep research is reported in the media. Episode homepage: https://sleepjunkies.com/podcast/sleep-research-roundup-dec-2018/ The four news stories we look at are: 1) "Not just blue light, study says prolonged screen time alone disrupts sleep" https://www.technochops.com/forget-blue-light-study-says-prolonged-screen-time-alone-disrupts-sleep/13080/ Study link: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(18)31754-6 "Light pollution may cause insomnia in older adults" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181130120446.htm Study link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30373695 "Too Much Sleep Can Kill You, Scientists Say" https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/324475 Study link: https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy695/5229545#126392935 4) "Starting School Later Really Does Help Teens Get Sleep" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/well/mind/starting-school-later-really-does-help-teens-get-sleep.html Study link: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/12/eaau6200 This episode’s guest: Dr Neil Stanley has been been involved in sleep research for over 30 years, and describes himself plain and simply as a ‘sleep expert’. Dr Stanley’s website – www.sleepconsultancy.com How To Sleep Well book – https://amzn.to/2PjTZfl Links: Articles about blue light and sleep - https://sleepjunkies.com/tag/blue-light/ Start School Later interview - https://sleepjunkies.com/kids-and-family/start-school-later-interview/ Article about light pollution - https://sleepjunkies.com/blog/sleep-deprived-or-darkness-deprived/