SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), is less than a month away. Members of the press have the opportunity to register for and attend the world's largest annual gathering of sleep scientists and sleep medicine professionals, and be among the first to report the latest discoveries in sleep disorder research to their audience, many of whom may suffer from a sleep problem.

SLEEP 2007 will take place in Minneapolis, Minn., from June 11th-14th, and bring together an international body of 5,000 leading researchers and clinicians, who will present and discuss more than 1,100 new findings and medical developments related to sleep and sleep disorders in men, women and children, including insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movements and more.

Among the findings that will be presented at SLEEP 2007 include the following:

-- Sleep Problems May Affect a Person's Diet
-- Sleep Deprivation Affects a Person's Eye-Steering Coordination when Driving
-- The Relationship Between Sleep Deprivation and Smoking, Drinking
-- Reduced Sleep Quality Can Aggravate Pre-Existing Psychological Conditions
-- Sleep Deprivation Affects Airport Baggage Screeners' Ability to Detect Rare Targets
-- Catastrophic Events Can Affect a Person's Sleep
-- Insomniacs Pay Higher Health Care Costs than Non-Insomniacs
-- Sleep Disturbances Among the Elderly Linked to Suicide
-- College Students Who Pull "All-Nighters" and Get No Sleep More Likely to Have a Lower GPA
-- Late Weekend Sleep Among Teens May Lead to Poor Academic Performance
-- Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder Common Among Aggressive, Bullying Schoolchildren
-- Sleep Restriction Affects Children's Speech
-- Children's Brain Responses Predict Impact of Sleep Loss on Attention
-- Children with Sleep Disorder Symptoms Are More Likely to Have Trouble Academically
-- Breastfeeding May Help Protect Against a Childhood Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder
-- Premature Infants, Toddlers More Likely to Have a Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder
-- Extended Duration Work Shifts of Medical Personnel a Risk to the Safety and Well-Being of Patients
-- OSA Symptoms More Common Among African-American Women than Caucasians

Press attendees have unrestricted access to all events, as well as an opportunity to personally interview prominent members of the field who can provide invaluable insight into the science of sleep.

The press registration deadline is June 1st, 2007.

For more information about SLEEP 2007, or to register for a press pass, please contact Jim Arcuri at (708)492-0930, ext. 9317, or jarcuri@aasmnet.org.

More details, including the program schedule and a list of invited lecturers, are available on the APSS Web site, www.apss.org.