Sleep matters – and yet many of us know how difficult it can be to get enough unbroken slumber.
Research has shown that getting less than seven to eight hours' sleep daily is associated with increased…
Infants should sleep alone without bedding or toys that could cover their face.
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In a recent visit to Australia, US Anthropologist Professor James McKenna claimed that under the right circumstances, breastfed babies could safely sleep in the same bed as their mothers. This was a perfectly…
You can use all kinds of iPhone apps to track and improve your health.
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Want to quit smoking, lose weight, manage your diabetes or get a good night’s sleep? No worries. There’s an app for all of that.
But it’s not always clear which medical apps are based on solid evidence…
Human sleeping patterns could be about more than light and dark.
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By Greg Murray, Swinburne University of Technology
Eyeless fish that have evolved underground, completely isolated from the day-night cycle, may offer clues to how our body clocks work up here on dry land.
Authors of a report published today in the online…
Unconscious ups and downs are normal – and pretending otherwise is unhelpful.
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Most people believe normal, healthy sleep should be long and uninterrupted from start to finish.
Well, guess what? They’re wrong.
This erroneous public perception of sleep was apparent in survey studies…
Wake up, it's a beautiful … oh, shut up, let me be.
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Feeling sluggish? Grouchy even? Difficulties getting out of bed? Mondayitis can happen to the best of us. But rest assured: it’s a phenomenon science can actually explain.
In fact, there are a range of…
Trouble holding on to your memories? A bad night's kip might be to blame.
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So here it is, another morning. Another day of yawns. Another day of … oh … what was I saying?
We all know that if you don’t get a good night’s sleep, you don’t function properly during the day. It could…
Late nights and jet-lag see us fighting our body clocks, but can we ever win?
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Do we control our body clocks or do those clocks, ticking imperceptibly, control us? It’s the kind of question that keeps sleep scientists awake at night.
Rhythms are a good place to start. They are a…
