2.14.22 | Sleep
Narcolepsy Program Roundtable: The Impact of Narcolepsy on Women’s Health Across the Lifespan
SWHR convened an interdisciplinary working group to discuss scientific and policy issues around narcolepsy in women, including strategies for better symptom management and how to improve access to treatments and care.
5.11.20 | Sleep
COVID-19 Pandemic Is a Nightmare for Women’s Sleep
Women are more prone to certain sleep difficulties than men. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating these sleep problems.
8.13.19 | Clinician
Gender Differences in Sleep
Healthy sleep can be especially elusive for women, and the barriers that they face in maintaining good sleep health are often misunderstood or overlooked. SWHR convened an interdisciplinary scientific roundtable focused on understanding the role of sex differences in sleep and the state of women’s sleep health research.
3.11.19 | Sleep
Struggling to ‘Spring Forward’? Rethink Your Sleep Routine
Science is telling us more clearly all the time that we are setting ourselves up for failure by ignoring sleep as a critical part of the equation for good health.
1.25.19 | Sleep
SWHR Response to NHLBI Women’s Health Working Group
SWHR responded to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Women’s Health Working Group (WHWG) request for information regarding […]
10.30.18 | Sleep
Poor Sleep Makes You More Than Just Sleepy
We’ve all experienced times where we haven’t gotten enough sleep, whether it’s pulling an all-nighter to cram for a test, caring for a newborn, or stressing about a project at work.
11.29.17 | Sleep
New Guide Aims to Unmask Challenges Women Face in Getting Healthy Sleep
Though sleep is essential to health, the unique barriers faced by women in maintaining good sleep health are often misunderstood or overlooked, according to “Women & Sleep: A Guide for Better Health,” a new resource developed by SWHR.
5.17.17 | Sleep
Sleep, Pregnancy, And Your Future Health
This guest blog by Judette Louis MD, MPH from University of South Florida and SWHR Interdisciplinary Network on Sleep Member and Mary Ashley Cain MD from University of South Florida explores the overlaps of sleep and pregnancy.
