@AlexWharton

Night Owl, Sleep Disorders Advocate, Board Member, Mom, Dog Mom

 Austin, TX
circadiansleepdisorders.org/
Joined January 2009
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"I was not yet asleep, being a night owl." Nobel Prize winner Karl Deisseroth in first reaction after winning 🦉
The Nobel Prize
@NobelPrizeOct 5
BREAKING NEWS The 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
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“Strong evidence suggests that nonvisual opsins affect mood regulation and our daily biological rhythms.” @elaberwarren @SamerHattar #circadian knowablemagazine.org/content…

The body’s hidden light detectors

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Tommy House@tommyhousewxJan 25
Deer prancing around the frozen streets of Central Texas! 📸: Karen Baranauskas
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.@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=rtOP…
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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/10.1101/…
coefficients plot longitudinal marginal and conditional association of difficult awakening and late chronotype suicide CES-D older finnish twin cohort

ALT coefficients plot longitudinal marginal and conditional association of difficult awakening and late chronotype suicide CES-D older finnish twin cohort

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Remembering Elvis today #circadian
DelayedSleeper
@DelayedSleeper18 Aug 2020
Was Elvis' chronic insomnia really Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder? #circadian #famous #nightowl delayedsleeper.com/delayed-s…
Famous Nightowl - Did Elvis Presley Have Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder?

ALT Famous Nightowl - Did Elvis Presley Have Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder?

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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
circadian sleep disorders network patient advocacy AASM SRS Sleep2024 expo

ALT circadian sleep disorders network patient advocacy AASM SRS Sleep2024 expo

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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
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.@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-meeti…
Society of Research on Biological Rhythms circadian chronotype delayed sleep wake phase disorder

ALT Society of Research on Biological Rhythms circadian chronotype delayed sleep wake phase disorder

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Healthy Hours@HealthyHours14 May 2024
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/delaye…

Everything You Should Know About Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome - CNET

Is your internal clock keeping you awake at night? Delayed sleep phase syndrome may be to blame, and it's more common than you think.

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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/ar…
circadian rhythm sleep disorder patients survey results manuscript publish

ALT circadian rhythm sleep disorder patients survey results manuscript publish

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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
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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/2…

Bear genes show circadian rhythms even during hibernation

The internal clocks of grizzly bears appear to keep ticking through hibernation, according to a WSU-led genetic study.

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Happy Non-24 Awareness Day (and Thanksgiving)! Wishing you a good day - whichever part of the day you're awake for. #circadian #non24
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Texas Tribune
@TexasTribune19 Sep 2023
⏰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
This graphic promotes the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival, happening September twenty-first through twenty-third in downtown Austin. Hurry! Last chance to get your TribFest tickets. Learn more at Trib Fest Dot Org.

ALT This graphic promotes the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival, happening September twenty-first through twenty-third in downtown Austin. Hurry! Last chance to get your TribFest tickets. Learn more at Trib Fest Dot Org.

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ERCOT
@ERCOT_ISO17 Aug 2023
(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.
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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
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SXSW
@sxsw21 Jul 2023
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
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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
the most interesting man in the world sleep circadian

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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
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