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What Sleep Trackers Can (and Can't) Tell You About Your Sleeping Habits

Experts, including Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Tucson, discuss ways people can use trackers to optimize sleep.


A Higher Dose of Morning Light Will Change Your Life

Experts, including Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Tucson, discuss new research that found exposure to bright light for two hours in the morning helped people fall asleep earlier at night compared with groups who received between 30 minutes and an hour of light.


How Much Sleep Do You Really Need? Reviewing Healthy Sleep Ranges for all Ages

Experts, including Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Tucson, discuss the varying amounts of sleep people need depending on their ages.


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New Service Supports Care for Pregnant & Postpartum Patients with Drs. Kalia and Emerick

Associate Professor of Psychiatry Saira Kalia, MD, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Kathryn Emerick, MD, are interviewed by the Arizona Medical Association for its ArMA On Call podcast about the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line (APAL), its need, and the services APAL provides.


University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are developing the Virtual Reality Military Operational Neuropsychological Assessment, or VRMONA, which will combine virtual reality and artificial intelligence to identify traumatic brain injury.
Applying VR and AI to find a faster way to test for TBI

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are developing a portable tool to diagnose military personnel on the battlefield.


But Will it Hurt My Baby? Perinatal Psychiatry Podcast Episode with Dr. Kalia

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, and the Director of the Az Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line Saira Kalia, MD, is interviewed in the Thinking it Through podcast. In conversation with Shivana Naidoo, MD, Dr. Kalia shares her years of experience treating the mental health concerns of women in all stages of pregnancy.


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Naps, Oversleeping & Sleep Aids

Michael Grandner, associate professor of psychiatry and the director of the Banner University Medicine Behavioral Sleep Medicine, is interviewed by numerous media outlets on a variety of sleep topics, from naps to oversleeping to a launch of a new sleep helpline.


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Sleep and Heart Health

Michael Grandner, associate professor of psychiatry and the director of the Banner University Medicine Behavioral Sleep Medicine, shared how sleep and heart health are related in various media interviews.


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The holy grail of sleep tips

If you are looking for a New Year’s resolution, focusing on better quality sleep is a great one! Michael Grandner, PhD, the director of the Banner University Medicine Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic says that being well-rested boosts mood and improves energy, giving you a jump start to achieve your dreams and goals.


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What Experts Want You to Know About MAOI Drugs

Philip Lam, DO, Banner – University Medicine psychiatrist and assistant clinical professor, of COM-T psychiatry, provides insights on the antidepressant MAOI for the mental health publication WonderMind.


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