Tag: Sleep deprivation
On nights your teen scrolls past 10 p.m., bedtime slips 64 minutes later
The familiar pull of a late-night screen does something to young brains that researchers can now measure down to the minute.
Sleeping under 6 hours may make you 4 times more likely to catch a cold
A controlled trial exposed healthy adults to a live cold virus, and the numbers pointed straight at one everyday habit.
Struggling to sleep? Major study links insomnia to a 26% higher stroke risk
A major scientific review involving millions of people has uncovered a concerning connection between insomnia and serious health problems. Researchers found a 26% higher relative risk of stroke and 28% higher odds of hospitalization among people with insomnia, raising new questions about the long-term consequences of poor sleep.
Losing sleep may make your muscles give out sooner, and here’s why
Researchers watched the brains of sleep-deprived athletes during a simple arm hold and found the quit signal came from somewhere unexpected.
How long should it take you to fall asleep? What sleep experts say is normal
Most people treat crashing out instantly as proof they slept well, but sleep doctors read that clue the opposite way.
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.