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33 Members of Congress Sign Letter for Sleep Research and Awareness

On March 24, 2023, a bipartisan group of 33 U.S. Representatives co-signed a Congressional letter in support of prioritizing sleep medical research and public awareness at a national level. Starting on World Sleep Day last Friday, sleep advocates took action across the country.  Your powerful outreach reached over 200 Congressional Offices on Capitol Hill and…

Project Sleep’s Julie Flygare Featured on ABC News Live

On World Sleep Day, Friday March 17th, 2023, Project Sleep’s President & CEO, Julie Flygare, JD, appeared on ABC News Live to talk about signs of sleep disorders. Julie was interviewed by ABC News Anchor and Correspondent, Diane Macedo (author of The Sleep Fix) alongside Project Sleep Expert Advisory Board Member, Dr. Michael Grandner, Behavioral…
Alida Abdullah's Story with Sleep Apnea

The Project Sleep Podcast: Alida Abdullah’s Story with Sleep Apnea

Alida Abdullah’s Story with Sleep Apnea – Sleep Insights Series Ep. 5 If you tell your doctor that you’re tired all the time, would they take you seriously? What if you said you’re snoring? In this podcast, we talk to Alida Abdullah about finding her sleep apnea diagnosis, getting treatment, and what she wishes she’d…

Urgent Action: Ask Your Representative to Support Sleep Research and Awareness

Your Voice Matters For the fifth year in a row, an official Congressional Sign On Letter will be sent to the Appropriations Committee asking them to prioritize support for sleep and sleep disorders research and awareness. To be effective, we need your Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to “sign on.” The more House…

Podcast: What’s Light Got to Do with It? with Dr. Till Roenneberg

The Project Sleep Podcast – Sleep Insights Series Ep. 4 How much light did you get today? In this fascinating episode, we speak with Dr. Till Roenneberg, a Professor of Chronobiology for the Institute of Medical Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, Germany. Dr. Roenneberg explains how powerful light and darkness are in setting our internal…

Black American Sleep Focus Groups: Register to Participate!

**UPDATE: We are not currently recruiting for this study. Thank you for your interest!** Contribute to sleep research This spring, Project Sleep is partnering with Dr. Robert W. Turner II and Dr. Michael Grandner to hear first-hand perspectives on sleep and sleep disorders from Black Americans, trusted community and faith leaders, and health care providers.…

Podcast: Your Environment & Sleep Disparities with Dr. Dayna Johnson

The Project Sleep Podcast – Sleep Insights Series Ep. 3 When talking about creating a healthy sleep environment, we often assume that things like light, temperature, safety, and our sleep schedules are all within our personal control. In this podcast episode, Dr. Dayna Johnson talks about important and under-discussed factors influencing people’s ability to get…

Podcast: Sleep, Race, & Health Disparities

The Project Sleep Podcast – Sleep Insights Series Ep. 2 What is the connection between sleep, race, ethnicity, and health disparities? What is being done to reduce these disparities? In this podcast episode, Dr. Michael Grandner provides an overview of sleep health disparities research. Next, Dr. Carmela Alcántara highlights a community engagement sleep intervention in…

Podcast: Teens & Sleep with Dr. Afolabi-Brown

The Project Sleep Podcast – Sleep Insights Series Ep. 1 If you’ve ever spent time around teenagers, you probably know that many teens are struggling with sleep. In fact, nearly 70 percent of high school students sleep less than the recommended 8-9 hours a night. In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown about…

Tune In to Hear Julie Flygare Speak at FDA Event

President & CEO of Project Sleep, Julie Flygare, JD will be featured as a speaker on the FDA’s Rare Disease Day Patient Community Panel, taking place on Monday, February 27 at 1:00 – 2:30pm EST. With this year marking the 40th anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act, the FDA’s Rare Disease Day 2023 “Intersections with Rare Diseases –…