Millions of American families are welcoming home college students this month for summer break. The homecoming could be unsettling for family sleep patterns, but sleep tips website Sleepbetter.org offers some advice for coping.
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Category Archives: News Releases
College Homecomings Shouldn't Endanger Your Sleep
- 18
- May
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Experts Answering Questions Online on May 5, 2011
- 04
- May

The 2011 FightSMA Annual Conference, the Good Fight, is underway at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel this week, and spinal muscular atrophy experts are gearing up to participate in a one-of-a-kind webcast.
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Richmonder Chosen to Represent Stroke Victims Nationwide
- 03
- May

Jamaal Williams doesn’t fit the profile of a typical stroke victim, but now the Richmond resident will represent stroke victims across the country as part of a program from the National Stroke Association.
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Sleep Tips Website Giving Away Free Pillows to College Students
- 25
- Mar

SleepBetter.org is conducting an ambitious scientific study of pillows and mattress pads belonging to enrolled college students, and they’re going to give away FREE bedding in the process.
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Hundreds of Hours of "March Madness" Can Ruin Your Sleep
- 01
- Mar

For millions of American sports fans, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is must-see TV. But with games on the air at all hours of the day and night, fans might be tempted to ignore their regular sleep patterns.
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Sheltering Arms Launching New High-Tech Walking Rehab Center
- 28
- Feb

Sheltering Arms is launching the iWALK Recovery Center, a first-in-the-nation collection of rehabilitation technology that will be used by expert clinicians to help patients discover the power to overcome disability.
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FightSMA Marks 20th Birthday with New Home on the Web
- 18
- Feb

Recognizing the need for information on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) FightSMA, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for SMA, is announcing the launch of its all new website, http://www.fightsma.org.
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How "Groundhog Day" Can Help Improve Sleep
- 02
- Feb

Believe it or not, lessons from the movie “Groundhog Day” could improve the quality of the rest that everyone needs.
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Statistics Show We Should Resolve to Sleep Better in 2011
- 10
- Jan

When it comes to getting a good night’s sleep, scientists say there’s no “magic number” of sleep hours to ensure proper rest for everyone. But, as the 2011 dawns and individuals go about making and trying to keep their new year’s resolutions, it’s clear that one resolution nearly all of us should make is to get a better night’s sleep.
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Enjoy the Thanksgiving Feast, But Don’t Let it Ruin Your Sleep
- 18
- Nov

Millions of Americans will sit down to a traditional Thanksgiving feast this month, but what you eat, when you eat, and what you do after the meal could have a big impact on your next bedtime.
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