[here is a great list from the Stanford University Center for Human Sleep Research! ]

SLEEP RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) (Formerly the ASDA)
• National Sleep Foundation (NSF)
• Association of Polysomnographic Technologists (APT)
• American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA)
• Restless Legs Foundation (RLSF)
• Narcolepsy Network (NN)

SLEEP RESEARCH RELATED LINKS

• Sleep Research Society
• World Federation of Sleep Research Societies (WFSRS)
• National Institute of Health
  • National Center on Research Resources
• National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• National Institute on Mental Health
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
• Sleep Research Online
• National Library of Medicine - Search Medline using PubMed or Internet Grateful Med to find sleep research studies
• New Abstracts and Papers in Sleep (NAPS)
• Bibliosleep - all sleep and sleep-related papers from 1992 to the present
• Centerwatch Clinical Trials Website
  • Sleep Disorders Clinical Trials
  • Insomnia Clinical Trials
  • Background information on clinical trials - Excellent information for someone who wants to be a research subject
• Food and Drug Administration’s Web Page

STANFORD LINKS

• Stanford University Center of Excellence for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disorders
  • Stanford Sleep Clinics (Under construction)
  • Center for Narcolepsy
  • Sleep Surgery (Under construction)
  • The Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology Laboratory (Under Construction)
  • School of Sleep Medicine
  • The Sleep Well
  • Stanford Primary Care Sleep Education Project
• UCSF/Stanford Health Care Home Page
• Stanford University Medical Center Research Studies (partial list)
• Research Related Resources
• Stanford’s ACCESS - Academic Consortium for Clinical Excellence in Scientific Studies
• Stanford Healthlink

SLEEP LINKS

• The Sleep Well
• SleepNet
• The Sleep Medicine Home Page
• Sleep Home Pages
• The Better Sleep Council - Can help you choose a mattress
• Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Web Page
• Fatigue Countermeasures Program - NASA
• Alertness Solutions
• Circadian Rhythms - Circadian Technologies
• Sleep Information for Patients and the General Public - National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI)

ARTICLES

• FDA Approves New Sleeping Pill (8/17/99)
• Mid-Night Sleeping Pill - Sleeping Drug May Lessen Hangover Effect (8/10/99)
• Unique Pillow May Provide Relief From Mild Sleep Apnea (6/9/99)
• The Science of a Comfy Pillow (5/17/99)
• Sleep Slips Pave Way for Car Crashes (3/17/99)
• Family Practioners Waking Up to Sleep Disorders (4/8/98)
• America Need More Sleep, Study Says (3/27/98)
• Primary Care Doctors Enlisted to Help Fight Debilitating Sleep Disorders (3/23/98)
• Satellite Sleep Disorders Center Thrives in San Francisco (11/97)
• Doctors Can Tell Whether You’re at Risk for Apnea Just by Looking at the Shape of Your Face (1997)
• Stanford Healthlink: Low-Tech Screening for High-Risk Breathing Disorder(1/16/96)