These resources can help you improve your sleep health. Please stay tuned for presentations and outreach events aimed at teaching healthy sleep habits.
UPMC Sleep Medicine Center
Millions of Americans suffer from a lack of sleep each day. Sleep deprivation affects memory, disease resistance, and leaves many struggling to stay alert in school, on the job, and even on the road. For more than 20 years, UPMC's Sleep Medicine Center has been dedicated to helping diagnose and treat sleep disturbances and disorders of all kinds.
Center for Sleep and Circadian Science (CSCS)
CSCS is an internationally-recognized group of investigators, educators, and clinicians seeking to optimize health and function through sleep and circadian science. The CSCS advances the science and practice of sleep and circadian medicine through innovations in research, education, and clinical care.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA is the lead federal agency supporting and advancing scientific research on drug use and its consequences and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems by 1) Conducting and supporting alcohol-related research in a wide range of scientific areas including genetics, neuroscience, epidemiology, prevention, and treatment. 2) Coordinating and collaborating with other research institutes and Federal Programs on alcohol-related issues. 3) Collaborating with international, national, state, and local institutions, organizations, agencies, and programs engaged in alcohol-related work. 4) Translating and disseminating research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public.
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
Established in 1975 as the Association of Sleep Disorders Centers, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is the only professional society dedicated exclusively to the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine.
As the leading voice in the sleep field, the AASM sets standards and promotes excellence in sleep medicine health care, education, and research. The AASM has a combined membership of 11,000 accredited member sleep centers and individual members, including physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals.
Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR)
The Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR) is dedicated to advancing rigorous, peer-reviewed science and evidence-based policies related to sleep and circadian biology. Established in 1986, SRBR is an organization of international scientists, clinicians, and industry experts who promote basic and applied research in all aspects of biological rhythms. Through its meetings, journal, and website, SRBR aims to support, educate, engage, and welcome scientists of all nationalities. SRBR advocates for research on sleep and other biological rhythms by informing government leaders and the public about the need for robust funding and other support and its positive impact on human health and economy.
Sleep Research Society
The Sleep Research Society (SRS) membership includes all levels and disciplines in sleep and circadian science across the globe. The SRS provides mentoring opportunities, resources for training, careers and education and regularly coordinates outreach and advocacy for circadian, sleep and sleep disorders research.
Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study
The ABCD Study® is the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded leading researchers in the fields of adolescent development and neuroscience to conduct this ambitious project. The ABCD Research Consortium consists of a Coordinating Center, a Data Analysis, Informatics & Resource Center, and 21 research sites across the country (see map), which have invited 11,878 children ages 9-10 to join the study. Researchers will track their biological and behavioral development through adolescence into young adulthood.
Using cutting-edge technology, scientists will determine how childhood experiences (such as sports, videogames, social media, unhealthy sleep patterns, and smoking) interact with each other and with a child’s changing biology to affect brain development and social, behavioral, academic, health, and other outcomes.
The results of the ABCD Study will provide families; school superintendents, principals, and teachers; health professionals; and policymakers with practical information to promote the health, well-being, and success of children.