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Overview

Phyllis C. Zee is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Psychology. The work covers various subfields including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The main topics addressed in Phyllis C. Zee's research include:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Phyllis C. Zee have included:

  • Kathryn J. Reid
  • Susan Redline
  • Alberto R. Ramos
  • Martha L. Daviglus
  • Sanjay R. Patel

Publication venues where Phyllis C. Zee has most frequently contributed are:

  • SLEEP
  • UNC Libraries
  • Sleep Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Representative recent publications include:

  • Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults (2022, PLoS Biology)
  • Circadian disruption and human health (2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • The need to promote sleep health in public health agendas across the globe (2023, The Lancet Public Health)
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk of COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization and Respiratory Failure (2020, Sleep And Breathing)
  • Light exposure during sleep impairs cardiometabolic function (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Best Publications

  • Sleep: a health imperative.

    Faith S. Luyster;Patrick J. Strollo;Phyllis C. Zee;James K. Walsh

  • Aerobic exercise improves self-reported sleep and quality of life in older adults with insomnia

    Kathryn J. Reid;Kelly Glazer Baron;Brandon Lu;Erik Naylor

  • Racial/Ethnic Differences in Sleep Disturbances: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

    Xiaoli Chen;Rui Wang;Phyllis Zee;Pamela L. Lutsey

  • Role of Sleep Timing in Caloric Intake and BMI

    Kelly G. Baron;Kathryn J. Reid;Andrew S. Kern;Phyllis C. Zee

  • Evidence‐Based Recommendations for the Assessment and Management of Sleep Disorders in Older Persons

    Harrison G. Bloom;Harrison G. Bloom;Imran Ahmed;Cathy A. Alessi;Cathy A. Alessi;Sonia Ancoli-Israel

  • Impact of windows and daylight exposure on overall health and sleep quality of office workers: a case-control pilot study.

    Mohamed Boubekri;Ivy N. Cheung;Kathryn J. Reid;Chia Hui Wang

  • Sleep disturbances in pregnancy.

    Francesca L. Facco;Jamie Kramer;Kim H. Ho;Phyllis C. Zee

  • A multisite randomized trial of portable sleep studies and positive airway pressure autotitration versus laboratory-based polysomnography for the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: The HomePAP study

    Carol L. Rosen;Dennis Auckley;Ruth Benca;Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer

  • Circadian melatonin rhythm and excessive daytime sleepiness in Parkinson disease

    Aleksandar Videnovic;Charleston Noble;Kathryn J. Reid;Jie Peng

  • The Circadian Clock Mutation Alters Sleep Homeostasis in the Mouse

    Erik Naylor;Bernard M. Bergmann;Kristyn Krauski;Phyllis C. Zee

  • The Impact of School Daily Schedule on Adolescent Sleep

    Martha Hansen;Imke Janssen;Adam Schiff;Phyllis C. Zee

  • Sleep: A Marker of Physical and Mental Health in the Elderly

    Kathryn J. Reid;Zoran Martinovich;Sanford Finkel;Judy Statsinger

  • Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: Past progress and anticipation of the future

    Yonas E. Geda;Lon S. Schneider;Laura N. Gitlin;David S. Miller

  • Sleep disturbances in adults with eczema are associated with impaired overall health: a US population-based study

    Jonathan I. Silverberg;Nitin K. Garg;Amy S. Paller;Anna B. Fishbein

  • Altered brain iron homeostasis and dopaminergic function in Restless Legs Syndrome (Willis-Ekbom Disease).

    Christopher J. Earley;James Connor;Diego Garcia-Borreguero;Peter Jenner

  • High prevalence of sleep disturbance in cirrhosis

    Juan Córdoba;Juan Cabrera;Louis Lataif;Plamen Penev

  • Concurrent Impairments in Sleep and Memory in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Carmen E. Westerberg;Bryce A. Mander;Susan M. Florczak;Sandra Weintraub

  • Daily social and physical activity increases slow-wave sleep and daytime neuropsychological performance in the elderly.

    Erik Naylor;Plamen D. Penev;Larry Orbeta;Imke Janssen

  • Effects of ramelteon on patient-reported sleep latency in older adults with chronic insomnia ☆

    Thomas Roth;David Seiden;Stephen Sainati;Sherry Wang-Weigand

  • Association Between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

    Francesca L. Facco;Corette B. Parker;Uma M. Reddy;Robert M. Silver

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn J. Reid
Kathryn J. Reid Northwestern University
Susan Redline
Susan Redline Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fred W. Turek
Fred W. Turek Northwestern University
Sanjay R. Patel
Sanjay R. Patel University of Pittsburgh
Martha L. Daviglus
Martha L. Daviglus University of Illinois at Chicago
Linda C. Gallo
Linda C. Gallo San Diego State University
Daniel J. Gottlieb
Daniel J. Gottlieb Brigham and Women's Hospital
William A. Grobman
William A. Grobman Northwestern University
George R. Saade
George R. Saade The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Robert M. Silver
Robert M. Silver University of Utah

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