该实验室目前正在对不同生命阶段的不同女性进行心血管疾病风险和睡眠模式的评估。
睡眠问题是困扰成年人的一个普遍的健康问题，尤其是女性。不良的睡眠习惯可能会增加患心脏病的风险，女性在生命中的特殊时期尤其容易出现睡眠问题。

该实验室的研究旨在了解缺乏睡眠是如何增加女性患心脏病的风险的。尤其是研究不同种族、不同民族的女性的睡眠模式，以及睡眠和心脏风险之间的联系是否在不同的生命阶段有所不同。我们也在研究生活行为方式(如饮食和身体活动)和社会心理因素的作用，包括抑郁、社会支持和照顾者对睡眠和心血管疾病的压力。

物理实验室的测量包括体重指数、腰围、血压、血脂、血糖和高敏c反应蛋白等炎症标志物。实验室还旨在了解随着时间的推移，由重大生活事件引起的睡眠变化如何与心脏风险因素相关。

我们预计，这项研究的结果将有助于深入了解睡眠可能与心脏风险相关的潜在途径，并为将睡眠不足提升为心血管疾病的其他可变风险因素提供必要的证据基础。

In our laboratory, we are evaluating the risk of cardiovascular disease and sleep patterns in a diverse population of women in various life stages.
Sleep-related problems are a common health concern among adults, and women in particular. Poor sleep habits have been linked to cardiac risk, and women are especially vulnerable to sleep problems during specific time periods of their lives.  Our research is aimed at understanding how lack of sleep increases cardiac risk among women.  In particular, we aim to better understand sleep patterns among important populations of racially and ethnically diverse women, and if the link between sleep and cardiac risk differs at various life stages.  We are also studying the role of lifestyle behaviors (e.g., diet and physical activity) and psychosocial factors, including depression, social support, and caregiver strain on sleep and cardiovascular disease.  Physical and laboratory measures include body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, lipids, glucose, and inflammatory markers such as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.  We also aim to understand how changes in sleep due to major life events may be related to cardiac risk factors over time. 

We anticipate that the results of this research will provide insight into potential pathways through which sleep may be linked to cardiac risk, and contribute to the evidence base needed to elevate poor sleep to the status of other modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease.