Tag: Sleep deprivation

Cutting just over an hour of sleep each night could lead to measurable weight gain in six weeks

The body found a way to hold on to the weight, and it had nothing to do with eating more.

Kids who sleep under 9 hours a night show brain differences that last for years

The missing hours leave more than a tired child the next morning, and something deeper may be stirring in the still-growing brain.

Less than seven hours a night: What it does to your heart, brain, and hormones

Here is what your body goes through when you regularly fall short of seven hours.

Your partner snores, but the quieter partner may be paying the higher health price

Fragmented nights next to a snorer can affect your body.

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.

Sleeping in on weekends to make up for lost sleep: does it actually work?

Sleeping in on Saturday helps some things, but not the ones that matter most.