Sleep is a fundamental necessity of life. However, sleep health and sleep disorders are not
equitably distributed across racial/ethnic groups. In fact, growing research consistently …

Abstract Circadian (∼ 24-hour) timing systems pervade all kingdoms of life and temporally
optimize behavior and physiology in humans. Relatively recent changes to our …

Epidemiological studies suggested an association between obesity and sleep disturbances.
Obstructive sleep apnea is the most prevalent type of obesity-related sleep disorder that …

Vitamin D is a pro-hormone belonging to the category of the fat-soluble group of vitamins; it
is obtained more from solar exposure and in smaller quantities through feeding. Although …

Background: Vitamin D exerts multiple pleiotropic effects beyond its role in calcium-
phosphate metabolism. Growing evidence suggests an association between …

Purpose To illustrate 2 frameshifts of multidimensional sleep health: i) use of composite
sleep metrics; and ii) the correlations among sleep dimensions. Participants 735 adults of …

Introduction: Sleep disturbances are highly prevalent in children with neurodevelopmental
disabilities. Without appropriate treatment, sleep disorders can become chronic and last for …

The role of vitamin D in osteomineral metabolism is well known. Several studies have
suggested its action on different biological mechanisms, such as nociceptive sensitivity and …

Abstract Study Objectives Multiple sleep characteristics are informative of health, sleep
characteristics cluster, and sleep health can be described as a composite of positive sleep …

One third of US adults report short sleep (< 7 h), which has been linked to negative health
outcomes. Inadequate intake of micronutrients across the US adult population has been …