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Kids ages 7-11can download Garfield's Star Sleeper Fun Pad with 48 pages of games, puzzles, and lots of fun. Get the facts about sleep and how it can help you do your best!... Details >
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Insomnia, which is Latin for "no sleep," is the inability to fall asleep or remain asleep. Insomnia can be a disorder in its own right, but often it is a symptom of some other disease or condition. Th... Details >
Jet lag, one of the 84 known or suspected sleep disorders that affects millions of people each year, occurs when the body's biological clock is out of sync with local time. When traveling to a new tim... Details >
This page links to frequently asked questions about sleep and aging in older adults. Questions cover what the consequences of poor sleep for older adults are, what the most common reason older adults ... Details >
This booklet, designed for primary care physicians, provides an overview of problem sleepiness, its consequences, causes, identification, and management. Also discusses how other medical conditions, d... Details >
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Answers to questions about the sleep patterns of the elderly -- including sleep changes; restless legs syndrome; sleep apnea; and solutions to sleeping better.... Details >
This web site links users to information about federal government supported funding and grant announcements, clinical trials, and sleep studies related to sleep and sleep disorders. Visit this web si... Details >
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Sleepwalking, formally known as somnambulism, is a behavior disorder that originates during deep sleep and results in walking or performing other complex behaviors while asleep. It is much more common... Details >
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This booklet provides simple solutions that can help improve the quality of your life by improving the quality of your sleep. Find out why you should make sleep a health priority, how much sleep your ... Details >
Shift workers and adolescents and young adults were the target audiences for this report. The working group found that problem sleepiness in both these target groups and society in general is largely ... Details >
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute