Leon Lack

TL;DR: The findings suggest that the 10-minute nap was overall the most effective afternoon nap duration of the nap lengths examined in this study, and suggest a need to consider a process occurring in the first 10 minutes of sleep that may account for the benefits associated with brief naps.

TL;DR: Combination of sleep onset and maintenance insomnia has been associated with a 24-h elevation of core body temperature supporting the chronic hyper-arousal model of insomnia, and the possibility that these last two types of insomnia may be related to impaired thermoregulation, particularly a reduced ability to dissipate body heat from distal skin areas has not been consistently supported.

TL;DR: Those with parent-set bedtimes had earlier bedtimes, obtained more sleep, and experienced improved daytime wakefulness and less fatigue, compared to adolescents without parent- set bedtimes.

TL;DR: Sex and puberty-related differences in actigraphic scoring were found, with more WASO and less sleep scored in boys compared to girls and more WasO scored amongst pubertally-mature boys than boys of less advanced pubertal development.

TL;DR: Easy-to-implement strategies to optimize sleep quality and maintain an adaptive circadian body clock may help to increase daytime alertness, elevate mood, and improve academic performance.