Sleep

"Sleep" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility.

Descriptor ID	D012890
MeSH Number(s)	F02.830.855 G11.561.803
Concept/Terms	Sleep Sleep Sleep, Slow-Wave Sleep, Slow-Wave Sleep, Slow Wave Slow-Wave Sleep

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Psychophysiology [F02.830]
Sleep [F02.830.855]
Biological Sciences [G]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena [G11.561]
Sleep [G11.561.803]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sleep" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sleep" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 136 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2021 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	2	1	3
1998	1	1	2
1999	1	2	3
2000	4	0	4
2001	1	1	2
2002	2	2	4
2003	2	1	3
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	2	3
2006	4	3	7
2007	4	2	6
2008	7	0	7
2009	2	5	7
2010	5	2	7
2011	6	2	8
2012	3	2	5
2013	1	2	3
2014	3	2	5
2015	0	1	1
2016	2	1	3
2017	2	3	5
2018	5	2	7
2019	2	3	5
2020	2	1	3
2021	0	10	10
2022	1	9	10
2023	1	6	7
2024	1	2	3
2025	0	2	2

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Aks IR, Patel H, Pelham WE, Huestis MA, Wade NE. Cannabinoids in hair and their prospective association with mental and physical health outcomes in adolescents. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 108:107433.

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Sharma S, Stansbury R, Ramadan J, Rojas E, Finomore V, Pham C, Quan SF, Wen S. Sleep well and live well: Impact of sleep hygiene intervention on sleep duration in a rural community: A randomized controlled trial (THE SWELL STUDY). J Rural Health. 2025 Jan; 41(1):e70002.

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Devlin LA, Hu Z, Merhar SL, Ounpraseuth ST, Simon AE, Lee JY, Das A, Crawford MM, Greenberg RG, Smith PB, Higgins RD, Walsh MC, Rice W, Paul DA, Maxwell JR, Fung CM, Wright T, Ross J, McAllister JM, Crowley M, Shaikh SK, Christ L, Brown J, Riccio J, Wong Ramsey K, Braswell EF, Tucker L, McAlmon K, Dummula K, Weiner J, White JR, Newman S, Snowden JN, Young LW. Influence of Eat, Sleep, and Console on Infants Pharmacologically Treated for Opioid Withdrawal: A Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis of the ESC-NOW Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Jun 01; 178(6):525-532.

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Miller S, Cajochen C, Green A, Hanifin J, Huss A, Karipidis K, Loughran S, Oftedal G, O'Hagan J, Sliney DH, Croft R, van Rongen E, Cridland N, d'Inzeo G, Hirata A, Marino C, R??sli M, Watanabe S. ICNIRP Statement on Short Wavelength Light Exposure from Indoor Artificial Sources and Human Health. Health Phys. 2024 Apr 01; 126(4):241-248.

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Park C, Larsen B, Kwon SC, Xia Y, LaNoue M, Dickson VV, Reynolds HR, Spruill TM. Reallocating time between device-measured 24-hour activities and cardiovascular risk in Asian American immigrant women: An isotemporal substitution model. PLoS One. 2024; 19(1):e0297042.

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Smith CM, Vendrame M. Perspective: A resident's role in promoting safe machine-learning tools in sleep medicine. J Clin Sleep Med. 2023 11 01; 19(11):1985-1987.

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Kokash A, Vendrame M. Images: Irregular sleep-wake rhythm disorder in transgender individuals. J Clin Sleep Med. 2023 11 01; 19(11):1981-1984.

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Hoopes EK, Witman MA, D'Agata MN, Brewer B, Edwards DG, Robson SM, Malone SK, Keiser T, Patterson F. Sleep Variability, Eating Timing Variability, and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Early Adulthood. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 10 03; 12(19):e029662.

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Bock JM, Greenlund IM, Somers VK, Baker SE. Sex Differences in Neurovascular Control: Implications for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Aug 23; 24(17).

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Duhart JM, Buchler JR, Inami S, Kennedy KJ, Jenny BP, Afonso DJS, Koh K. Modulation and neural correlates of postmating sleep plasticity in Drosophila females. Curr Biol. 2023 07 10; 33(13):2702-2716.e3.

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