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Do later bedtimes increase risk of teenage depression & suicide?

by Childrens Hospital Boston staff on January 7, 2010

stockphotopro_0436544BXN_teenage_boy_lyi Can teenagers’ bedtimes be an indicator of whether or not they’re more likely to be depressed or suicidal? A recent study in the journal SLEEP suggests so. Children’s sleep specialist Dennis Rosen, MD, talks about why this study is an important indicator that teens should be getting a good night’s rest.

by Dennis Rosen, MD

The observation that most teenagers (roughly 80%, according to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2006 “Sleep in America” survey) get fewer than the recommended 9 hours of sleep a night is not new. Full story »

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Does sleeping late keep you slim?

by Childrens Hospital Boston staff on November 5, 2009

Is it possible that children who sleep in on the weekends and holidays are less likely to be overweight than their sleep-deprived counterparts? A recent study suggests as much. But Children’s Hospital Boston sleep specialist Dennis Rosen, MD, says that the study’s findings are problematic. Here, he explains why letting your child sleep in isn’t such a good idea. Full story »

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Health headlines: August 12

by Annie Cardi on August 12, 2009

Other children’s health stories we’ve been reading:

The Wall Street Journal and NPR Health Blog quote Jim Lock, MD, Children’s chief of Cardiology, about the challenges of getting funding to develop cardiac devices and medications for kids. Why’s it so hard? It’s all about the economics. Read how Children’s is addressing the issue.
New TB testing guidelines from the CDC for children 2 and over from Ethiopia and China could delay overseas adoptions. Several major adoption organizations object. Should these guidelines be relaxed? Full story »