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Sleep Center News & Announcements
Displaying announcements from the past three years.
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Published on Aug 3, 2020 in Press Releases
Sleep disturbances at any age during childhood are associated with behavioral and emotional impairments in middle childhood.
Published on Feb 5, 2020 in Press Releases
Environmental and familial factors like poverty and parental depression contribute to the development of poor sleep behavior in children
Published on Nov 30, 2018 in Cornerstone Blog
In this week's roundup, CHOP researchers reveal a secret to a soundly sleeping toddler.
Published on Oct 11, 2018 in Cornerstone Blog
American Thoracic Society award given in memory of Carole Marcus, MBBCh, pediatric sleep medicine researcher.
Published on Dec 7, 2017 in Cornerstone Blog
Carole Marcus, MBBCh, held virtually every leadership position in pediatric sleep medicine at some point during her abbreviated career and received accolades for her research.
New Sleep Times, Plastic Bronchitis, Exercise and Bone Strength, Military Families' Healthcare Needs
Published on Jun 17, 2016 in Cornerstone Blog
Our news highlights this week include new evidence-based sleep recommendations; a new champion for helping military families navigate children’s healthcare issues; a lifesaving solution to a mysterious surgical side effect; and an encouraging finding to help children predisposed…
Published on Jun 9, 2015 in Cornerstone Blog
Dr. Marcus continues to find practicing sleep medicine extremely gratifying because she often sees how diagnosing sleep problems and then recommending appropriate therapies can make a huge difference in patients’ and families’ lives.
Published on May 19, 2015 in Cornerstone Blog
A consistent bedtime routine makes a difference in children’s sleep outcomes, according to a study that included mothers of 10,000 young children from 14 countries.
Published on Mar 6, 2015 in Cornerstone Blog
New research by a sleep expert at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia shows that a high prevalence of a spectrum of sleep problems occurs across all months of pregnancy, and that napping during the day should be considered the norm for moms-to-be.
Published on Feb 9, 2015 in Cornerstone Blog
Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD, a CHOP pediatrician, recently received a two-year grant to develop PROMIS pediatric sleep health measures that will fill this gap and enable patients and their families to express exactly how health conditions and treatments affect their sleep.
Published on Dec 8, 2014 in Cornerstone Blog
Obesity and OSAS often exist simultaneously, and both conditions have been associated with neurobehavioral changes such as problems with regulating emotions, school performance, attention, and alertness.
Published on Aug 20, 2014 in Cornerstone Blog
Researchers from the Sleep Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are set to launch the “Steroids for Pediatric Research in Kids (SPARK)” trial in September that will investigate the use of nasal corticosteroids as a possible treatment for OSAS.
Published on Apr 15, 2014 in Cornerstone Blog
While obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a relatively common condition, affecting about 2 percent to 4 percent of young children, the scientific community is just opening its eyes to pediatric sleep disorders.
Published on Mar 26, 2014 in Cornerstone Blog
Pediatric psychology is embedded into family-centered care at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. When a child has a serious or chronic illness, pediatric psychologists listen carefully and empathetically to concerns of the young patient and family while assessing their…
Published on Sep 3, 2013 in Cornerstone Blog
Sleep experts have conducted the first multicenter clinical trial of obstructive sleep apnea in children and have found that those who underwent surgery to remove their adenoids and tonsils had notable improvements in behavior, quality of life and other symptoms compared to…