Alexandra Wharton

Deer prancing around the frozen streets of Central Texas! 📸: Karen Baranauskas

.@HankGreen shares his experience w/ DSPD in this #vlogbrothers video. He discusses social model of #disability & DSM-5 definition of disorder: “Significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning.” #circadian youtu.be/JcwO11MQ5Uo?si…

NEW STUDY: Results “challenge the notion that evening chronotype is a risk factor for psychiatric disorders per se, suggesting instead that evening types are at a greater risk for psychiatric disorders due to circadian misalignment"🦉⏰ @anguscburns @circadian247 @jlane_boston @FIMM_UH medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Remembering Elvis today #circadian

Thanks to @AASMorg & @ResearchSleep for opportunity to exhibit in Advocacy Pavilion, and Leslie Head & Alex Wharton for staffing booth. Photos: Before, During, After conference (saw Nighttime Chiropractic jeep on drive home - operating hours: 1 to 9 pm) #Chronotype #SLEEP2024

@matthorsnell @CSD_N @AASMorg @ResearchSleep @DelayedSleeper Awesome to meet you IN PERSON 🦉

@CSD_N @AASMorg @ResearchSleep @AlexWharton @DelayedSleeper It was great to meet Alex and see Leslie!

We are thrilled to exhibit next week at #SLEEP2024, a gathering of 4000 sleep professionals dedicated to advancing the science of sleep medicine. Stop by booth 230! #circadian #advocacy

.@SRBR’s conference starts on Saturday. This year's speakers and program look amazing - with a focus on Circadian Medicine. @erikherzog @jbhclock #SRBR2024 srbr.org/2024-biennial-…

A parent with DSPS, @AlexWharton is the chapter leader for @StartSchoolL8r's Texas chapter, which aims to have kids start learning at times that are more acceptable for their bodies and to raise awareness about the importance of sleep #startschoollater cnet.com/health/sleep/d…

PUBLISHED! Our patient survey results paper is available for free in Sleep Medicine X! Insights from hundreds of #DSPD and #non24 patients re: diagnosis, comorbidities, treatments, accommodations. #circadian #OpenAccess sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The next meeting of the @nih_nhlbi Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board is Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. ow.ly/qL8T50Qf5cQ

Researchers “found thousands of genes were expressed rhythmically in hibernating bear cells. This translated into rhythms of energy through the rise and fall of production of adenosine triphosphate or ATP, the body’s cellular source of energy.” #circadian news.wsu.edu/press-release/…

Happy Non-24 Awareness Day (and Thanksgiving)! Wishing you a good day - whichever part of the day you're awake for. #circadian #non24

⏰Time is running out to buy your TribFest tickets! Join us for Texas’ biggest politics and policy event happening later this week, Sept. 21-23 in downtown Austin. Lineup, program and tickets: trib.it/Hvn #TribFest23

(1/2) TXANS Update—8/17/23: ERCOT has issued a Voluntary Conservation Notice for 3 – 8 p.m. today, Aug. 17, due to extreme temperatures, forecasted high demand, & lower reserves due to low wind generation. Texans are asked to voluntarily reduce electric use, if safe to do so.

Study results showed a relatively strong intercorrelation between the national average of #sleep duration and national happiness, indicating that people in countries with longer sleep duration are happier or, in happy countries, people sleep longer. ow.ly/MZxX50PnGHu

Don't miss the opportunity to enter your session idea for #SXSW 2024! Final deadline to apply to SXSW PanelPicker is Sunday, July 23 at 11:59 pm PT. ow.ly/EGBm50Pik0K

@NaomiMittet @CSD_N @AASMorg 1 week countdown!

Employers should offer flex time: Managers could increase productivity by aligning employees' work schedules with their body clocks. Employees would benefit from a full night of sleep - so they are working when they feel their best. #nightowl #DSPD #circadian #productivity #sleep

For a second consecutive term, a CSD-N board member is serving on the NIH’s Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board (SDRAB) - representing the circadian rhythm sleep disorder patient community. @DelayedSleeper #nih #nhlbi #circadian #nightowl #sleepdisorders