Ellen Wermter, NP, DBSM, FAASM
@sleepnp.bsky.social
💤Nurse practitioner and behavioral sleep medicine specialist at Restorative Sleep Medicine in Charlottesville, VA. Doesn’t like mornings but loves coffee and morning stretches. She/her
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As a sleep researcher in Minnesota, one of my joys is to find insects who fall asleep in their food on chilly evenings.
September 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
As a sleep researcher in Minnesota, one of my joys is to find insects who fall asleep in their food on chilly evenings.
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We're messing with the two systems that run sleep:
Sleep Drive = hunger for sleep (driven by adenosine buildup) Circadian Rhythm = your 24-hour internal clock (driven by light/darkness)
Coffee at 4pm + screens at 11pm = confused brain.
Sleep Drive = hunger for sleep (driven by adenosine buildup) Circadian Rhythm = your 24-hour internal clock (driven by light/darkness)
Coffee at 4pm + screens at 11pm = confused brain.
August 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
We're messing with the two systems that run sleep:
Sleep Drive = hunger for sleep (driven by adenosine buildup) Circadian Rhythm = your 24-hour internal clock (driven by light/darkness)
Coffee at 4pm + screens at 11pm = confused brain.
Sleep Drive = hunger for sleep (driven by adenosine buildup) Circadian Rhythm = your 24-hour internal clock (driven by light/darkness)
Coffee at 4pm + screens at 11pm = confused brain.
You’ve heard of a nappiccino…does a nap in the sunshine have a similar effect?
August 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
You’ve heard of a nappiccino…does a nap in the sunshine have a similar effect?
Did I enjoy this iced coffee and crush my afternoon work? Yes. Do I care to comment on last night’s sleep? No.
August 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Did I enjoy this iced coffee and crush my afternoon work? Yes. Do I care to comment on last night’s sleep? No.
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Definately my weirdest scientific idea yet: Can humans sleep one half of their brains at a time when they sleep in water, like dolphins do? Certainly no proof of that yet - but we have a method to maybe catch it. And, Yes, a human can fall asleep floating in a fluid. lnkd.in/gUHSRjug
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July 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Definately my weirdest scientific idea yet: Can humans sleep one half of their brains at a time when they sleep in water, like dolphins do? Certainly no proof of that yet - but we have a method to maybe catch it. And, Yes, a human can fall asleep floating in a fluid. lnkd.in/gUHSRjug
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🧠💤 Memory consolidation during sleep is metabolically tuned? Short-term fasting enhances hippocampal ripples, cortical spindles, and slow oscillations, and shifts slow oscillation–spindle phase-amplitude coupling—all without altering overall sleep architecture.
📄 academic.oup.com/sleep/advanc...
📄 academic.oup.com/sleep/advanc...
July 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🧠💤 Memory consolidation during sleep is metabolically tuned? Short-term fasting enhances hippocampal ripples, cortical spindles, and slow oscillations, and shifts slow oscillation–spindle phase-amplitude coupling—all without altering overall sleep architecture.
📄 academic.oup.com/sleep/advanc...
📄 academic.oup.com/sleep/advanc...
In honor of July, I’m finally getting around to posting something I did in May. Life’s going by like an F1 movie rn. bettersleep.org/blog/truth-a...
The Truth About Sleep Trackers, Bedroom Environments, and Rest for National Women's Health Month with Ellen Wermter & Mary Helen Rogers [Catching Zzz's Podcast Episode] - Better Sleep Council | Start ...
The Truth About Sleep Trackers, Bedroom Environments, and Rest for National Women’s Health Month with Ellen Wermter & Mary Helen Rogers May is National Women’s Health Month and Better Sleep Month, and...
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July 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
In honor of July, I’m finally getting around to posting something I did in May. Life’s going by like an F1 movie rn. bettersleep.org/blog/truth-a...
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Super cool work published in the latest issue of @sleepjournals.bsky.social showing a novel connection between sleep architecture and peripheral glucose ⬇️ #SleepPeeps academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
Regulation of peripheral glucose levels during human sleep
Abstract. Studies in rats indicate that oscillatory signatures of memory processing during sleep, specifically hippocampal sharp wave-ripples, also regulat
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June 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Super cool work published in the latest issue of @sleepjournals.bsky.social showing a novel connection between sleep architecture and peripheral glucose ⬇️ #SleepPeeps academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
Fun collab with Nishi Bhopal and Psychiatric Times, met some great people at the shoot and talked all things sleep including a personal favorite topic, #narcolepsy
June 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Fun collab with Nishi Bhopal and Psychiatric Times, met some great people at the shoot and talked all things sleep including a personal favorite topic, #narcolepsy
1. Squee! Worked on a poster together and vibed irl 2. AASM 2025 Fellow, it’s me! 3. Couldn’t resist this Spider-Man meme 4. Selfie with the incomparable @matthorsnell.bsky.social
#SLEEP2025 was chock full of fun: cutting edge research, clinical practice pearls, and the best part, #sleeppeeps
#SLEEP2025 was chock full of fun: cutting edge research, clinical practice pearls, and the best part, #sleeppeeps
June 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
1. Squee! Worked on a poster together and vibed irl 2. AASM 2025 Fellow, it’s me! 3. Couldn’t resist this Spider-Man meme 4. Selfie with the incomparable @matthorsnell.bsky.social
#SLEEP2025 was chock full of fun: cutting edge research, clinical practice pearls, and the best part, #sleeppeeps
#SLEEP2025 was chock full of fun: cutting edge research, clinical practice pearls, and the best part, #sleeppeeps
Catching the last rays of the day
May 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Catching the last rays of the day
Getting a spin sweat on at the Y while everyone else lines up for a turn on the glute thruster. Mood boosting + mood lighting
May 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Getting a spin sweat on at the Y while everyone else lines up for a turn on the glute thruster. Mood boosting + mood lighting
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🌍 Happy #WorldSleepDay! Today, we’re joining thousands of advocates worldwide to highlight the importance of making sleep health a priority.
➡️ Created and hosted by World Sleep Society, visit worldsleepday.org to learn more!
➡️ Created and hosted by World Sleep Society, visit worldsleepday.org to learn more!
World Sleep Day March 15, 2024
World Sleep Day (WSD) is an annual celebration of sleep & call to action on important sleep issues organized by World Sleep Day Committee of World Sleep Society
worldsleepday.org
March 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
🌍 Happy #WorldSleepDay! Today, we’re joining thousands of advocates worldwide to highlight the importance of making sleep health a priority.
➡️ Created and hosted by World Sleep Society, visit worldsleepday.org to learn more!
➡️ Created and hosted by World Sleep Society, visit worldsleepday.org to learn more!
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"Daylight saving time is akin to setting our body’s natural 24-hour clock ahead by an hour. It should come as no surprise, then, that many people will feel less alert in the morning immediately after the clocks shift ahead."
Great read below! 👇
www.edweek.org/leadership/w...
Great read below! 👇
www.edweek.org/leadership/w...
What to Expect From Students After the Start of Daylight Saving Time
Countless students arrive at school sleep-deprived. Health experts say daylight saving time adds to the problem.
www.edweek.org
March 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Daylight saving time is akin to setting our body’s natural 24-hour clock ahead by an hour. It should come as no surprise, then, that many people will feel less alert in the morning immediately after the clocks shift ahead."
Great read below! 👇
www.edweek.org/leadership/w...
Great read below! 👇
www.edweek.org/leadership/w...
Sleep medicine, not sleep apnea medicine.
#SleepPeeps
#SleepPeeps
March 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Sleep medicine, not sleep apnea medicine.
#SleepPeeps
#SleepPeeps
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💌
Check out this amazing resource to support personas with #narcolepsy
#sleeppeeps
Narcolepsy Nerd Alert: Narcolepsy and Relationships project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-n...
Check out this amazing resource to support personas with #narcolepsy
#sleeppeeps
Narcolepsy Nerd Alert: Narcolepsy and Relationships project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-n...
Narcolepsy Nerd Alert: Narcolepsy and Relationships - Project Sleep
Project Sleep and special guests discuss narcolepsy and relationships, from early stages to long-term partnerships. Watch live Feb 14, 2024 at 1pm ET.
project-sleep.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💌
Check out this amazing resource to support personas with #narcolepsy
#sleeppeeps
Narcolepsy Nerd Alert: Narcolepsy and Relationships project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-n...
Check out this amazing resource to support personas with #narcolepsy
#sleeppeeps
Narcolepsy Nerd Alert: Narcolepsy and Relationships project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-n...
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The first-ever medication for the treatment of sleep apnea has been approved. #zepbound #sleepapnea #weightloss #sleep #sleeppeeps
Zepbound: Injection for Sleep Apnea Treatment — Brandon Peters, MD
By Brandon Peters, M.D. Zepbound (tirzepatide) is a prescription drug used to treat obesity, diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea. As it induces weight loss, this may improve crowding of the upper ...
www.brandonpetersmd.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The first-ever medication for the treatment of sleep apnea has been approved. #zepbound #sleepapnea #weightloss #sleep #sleeppeeps
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"Emerging evidence suggests that, in addition to regulating cardiovascular physiologic processes, circadian rhythms also influence cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis and thrombosis and myocardial injury subsequent to MI."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Exploring potential biomarkers for acute myocardial infarction by combining circadian rhythm gene expression and immune cell infiltration - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Exploring potential biomarkers for acute myocardial infarction by combining circadian rhythm gene expression and immune cell infiltration
www.nature.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
"Emerging evidence suggests that, in addition to regulating cardiovascular physiologic processes, circadian rhythms also influence cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis and thrombosis and myocardial injury subsequent to MI."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
3 hours in actual patient care today
6 hours dealing with denials for appropriate, guideline-backed care (that was also clearly documented)
6 hours dealing with denials for appropriate, guideline-backed care (that was also clearly documented)
January 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
3 hours in actual patient care today
6 hours dealing with denials for appropriate, guideline-backed care (that was also clearly documented)
6 hours dealing with denials for appropriate, guideline-backed care (that was also clearly documented)
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Which is why I never went to mine
December 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Which is why I never went to mine