Kenneth Miller

ICYMI: Samantha Harvey's stunning review of "Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep" in @nytimes: "A propulsive, utterly engrossing history.... None of it is simple and all of it is captivating." nytimes.com/2023/10/02/boo…

ICYMI: My latest, on the big risks of a wildly popular dietary supplement. #redyeastrice #supplements #nutraceuticals medshadow.org/integrative-he…

My latest, on the big risks of a wildly popular nutritional supplement. #redyeastrice #supplements #nutraceuticals medshadow.org/integrative-he…

Hey all—I'm writing an article on red yeast rice supplements as an alternative to statins, and I'm looking for patient stories, good or bad. Have you tried these products? If you'd be willing to be interviewed, please DM me!

Hey, sleep peeps! Tune in to my webinar for Bard College's Lifetime Learning Institute on Jan. 28, 11 AM ET. The title is "Why Do We Sleep? How Can We Sleep Better? The History of Sleep Science—And Why It Matters." Link: llibard.zoom.us/j/85776034412 Meeting ID: 857 7603 4412

Book rec: "Tripping on Utopia," @ResObscura's new history of psychedelic science—how a Cold War alliance between idealistic anthropologists and CIA mind-control experts led to the '60s acid revolution. Mind-blowing! amazon.com/Tripping-Utopi…

My latest, on the #insomnia treatment that studies show to be safest and most effective—but that doctors vastly under-prescribe. medshadow.org/best-treatment… via @Med_Shadow

My latest, for all you restless sleepers. medshadow.org/best-treatment… via @Med_Shadow

Very cool study showing how sleep regulates not just muscle building (as per headline) but also metabolic health, fat production, bone strength, and other important stuff via growth hormone release. Nicely summarized here! newatlas.com/sleep/muscle-b…

Book rec! "Winter's End," by Lewis Cohen—essential reading on the end-of-life issues raised by a dementia diagnosis, focusing on one man's choice to exit on his own terms. Whatever you think of its ending, Dan Winter's life makes for a compelling tale.👍

ICYMI: check out this long-form essay on #insomnia by the great (and massively sleep-challenged) @JenSeniorNY. Chock-full of insights, actionable info, and terrific writing.

Just finished "90 Seconds to Midnight," by Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs—inspiring new bio of Nobel Peace Prize winner Setsuko Thurlow, who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima as a girl and became one of the world's leading advocates for nuclear disarmament. Highly recommended!

Third & final interview on Mapping the Darkness with host Mark Lynch—probing the links between #sleep deprivation and catastrophes (from Chernobyl to the Challenger explosion), plus Mary Carskadon's campaign to liberate teens from early school start times! wicn.org/podcast/kennet…

Just read @PatchenBarss's bio of Roger Penrose—and wowza! Besides the science stuff (probing the nature of reality at the quantum level), what's riveting is the portrait of Penrose, whose mix of strengths and flaws is worthy of a Greek tragic hero. amazon.com/Impossible-Man…

As if you needed anything else to keep you up at night... theguardian.com/environment/20…

@genese_grill Congrats!!!

People who live around writers must get really annoyed that we always say we finished the book we are working on when we really mean we finished one draft of it and will have to keep tinkering with it for at least another year. That being said: I finished.

My latest. If you've got a kid who's sleep-challenged, here's the skinny on those somnogenic gummies. medshadow.org/are-melatonin-…

Another ultra-fun conversation about Mapping the Darkness—this time, focusing on the discovery of REM sleep and the birth of sleep medicine—with host Mark Lynch on @WICN905. Have a listen! wicn.org/podcast/kennet…

During deep sleep, a particular brain region releases noradrenaline about once every 50 seconds. This makes blood vessels in the brain tighten and relax in rhythmic patterns, which pumps CSF into brain tissue, flushing out waste products that have built up during the day.

Down over 60%. That’s how far federal research funding has fallen compared to this time last year. Every delay in funding is a delay in delivering for the health of American people.