Sleep

How to keep your bedroom cool during hot weather

Hot nights can make it difficult to fall asleep and lead to a poorer night's sleep.According to The Conversation, as cited by ScienceDaily, several simple measures around the home...

How many hours of sleep do you need? The answer changes with age

The NIH's official sleep table shows the number shifts with every life stage.

Hidden changes in your sleep may signal Alzheimer’s years before memory problems begin

New research points to brief nighttime awakenings as a possible early warning sign.

Half your brain stays on watch in a hotel bed: the science of the restless first night

Sleep science has a name for the restless first night in a hotel bed.

Losing 80 minutes of sleep caused weight gain, and it wasn’t from eating more

Six weeks of shorter nights added a pound. The reason was surprising.

How to keep your bedroom cool during hot weather

Hot nights can make it difficult to fall asleep and lead to a poorer night's sleep.According to The Conversation, as cited by ScienceDaily, several simple measures around the home...

How many hours of sleep do you need? The answer changes with age

The NIH's official sleep table shows the number shifts with every life stage.

Hidden changes in your sleep may signal Alzheimer’s years before memory problems begin

New research points to brief nighttime awakenings as a possible early warning sign.

Half your brain stays on watch in a hotel bed: the science of the restless first night

Sleep science has a name for the restless first night in a hotel bed.

Studies highlight possible risks of sleeping too long

New research suggests that while too little sleep is harmful, regularly sleeping more than nine hours may also be linked to increased health risks.

This can happen to your body when you stop eating sugar for a month

A writer from Verywell Mind decided to avoid added sugar for a month to examine how it affected mood, energy, and mental clarity.The experiment...

One hour less sleep: Why daylight saving time can be hard on the heart

When the clocks move forward in spring, many people notice only a little extra fatigue, but the change may have greater effects on the body than one might expect.

Pre-workout supplements may negatively affect young people’s sleep, new study shows

Supplements taken before workouts are used by many young people. However, new research points to a possible consequence for sleep.

Why some people experience a sudden jolt when falling asleep

Many people experience a sudden jolt just as they fall asleep, and scientists say there is a simple explanation behind the strange sensation.

New research points to the ideal sleep duration for the best insulin sensitivity

New research suggests that the length of our sleep may be linked to the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar.