Bora’s probably already aware of this, but the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies is currently underway in Minnesota. Like many professional society meeting, this has led to a giant blort of press releases on EurekAlert, as the PR office for the conference tries to drum up some attention.
The press releases in question came across my RSS feeds this morning, and they’re notable for the “Well, DUH!” quality of the headlines:
- College students who pull ‘all-nighters’ and get no sleep more likely to have a lower GPA
- Students with medical-related majors more likely to have poor quality sleep
- Extended duration work shifts risky to the safety, well-being of medical interns, patients
- Going to bed late may affect the health, academic performance of college students
I am shocked– shocked!– at these results. So shocked, that I think I’ll go take a nap.