November 18, 2024
If winter’s short days and overcast skies get you down, it may be seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The American Psychiatric Association estimates that 1 in 20 American adults experience this winter-based depression. Here’s how to make it to brighter days.
August 8, 2024
Jet lag—a term coined back in the 1960s—is caused by the gap between your normal circadian rhythms and the time zone at your destination. Your body may be active when you’re supposed to be resting, and your mealtimes are off kilter. Your eyes take in light differently as well.
July 24, 2024
“When you wake up in the morning, the idea is to get sunlight as soon as you can,” says Dr. Daniel Barone, Associate Medical Director of the Center for Sleep Medicine and Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine. “So open those shades right away or even go outside. The morning sunlight tells us this is the time to be awake, and when the sun goes down it’s time to start winding down and prepare to sleep.
March 14, 2024
Does your partner’s tossing and turning wake you up at night? How about their loud snoring? According to a survey undertaken by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), more than a third of American couples have opted for a sleep divorce—the decision to sleep in separate rooms.
March 21, 2023
Seventy of Weill Cornell Medicine’s women physicians have been recognized as among the country’s top doctors. This new distinction was just rolled out by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a research and information company that publishes the annual guidebooks America’s Top Doctors and Top Doctors: New York Metro Area. The company makes its selections based on peer nominations by 250,000 leading doctors nationwide.
March 16, 2023
March 12th to 18th is the 25th annual Sleep Awareness Week. Coming right after the change to daylight saving time—when we lose an hour of sleep—this week is a great time to reset your family’s sleep hygiene.
March 14, 2023
Life isn’t fair to “night owls”—people who prefer to go to bed late and sleep late in the morning, or who work the night shift. Everything tends to be structured around the needs of people who work from 9 to 5. Businesses, schools and city services usually close their doors at 5:00, 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. at the latest.
January 24, 2023
This year, once again, Weill Cornell Medicine’s physicians are among the best in the country. So say their peers—250,000 leading doctors nationwide—who reported their picks to Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a New York City research and information company that publishes the annual guidebooks America’s Top Doctors and Top Doctors: New York Metro Area.
March 10, 2022
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, you can’t fall asleep or stay asleep. Coronavirus anxiety may be contributing to your sleeplessness, as well as a host of other factors, from overexposure to electronic devices to too much caffeine, says Daniel Barone, M.D., Associate Medical Director of the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine.
December 9, 2020
Even a tough guy needs his sleep. Tony Darrow, an actor and Weill Cornell Medicine patient, knows all about it. Throughout his career, Tony has played on-screen mobsters. He played Sonny Bunz in the movie “Goodfellas” and Larry Boy Barese in the HBO hit, “The Sopranos.”
July 30, 2020
Dr. Maria Suurna joins Dr. Daniel Barone to answer some of the most important questions about sleep and sleep apnea.
May 6, 2020
Sleep is central to our health, but not always simple. Your body and mind need high-quality sleep to function well and, unfortunately, several issues can prevent or disturb good sleep.
March 9, 2018
In a recent article by Consumer Reports, Dr. Ana Krieger discussed how the March time-shift could impact individuals' levels of tiredness.
January 22, 2018
In an article for Metro, Dr. Daniel Barone helped the author make sense of the sleep data recorded on her FitBit.
August 16, 2017
Several Weill Cornell Medicine brain specialists will discuss ways you can improve your brain health at JCC Manhattan's "Fall Open House: Total Health for Your Body + Brain."
May 23, 2017
Technical innovations are helping sleep apnea patients by improving CPAP machines and making new types of treatment available.
