third of the adult population. Several factors can lead to a lack of good quality sleep, including conditions such as sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, and insomnia.
Other reasons include shift working and poor sleep habits. To find out more about the latest in sleep science and sleep medicine, I sat down (virtually) with three sleep experts.
Aric Prather is associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. He treats people living with insomnia using cognitive behavioral therapy.
His research focuses on the relationship between sleep and health, particularly how sleep affects our immune system. Nancy Collop is a professor of medicine and neurology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA,.