sleep

Sleeping with even a little bit of light isn't good for your health, study shows

10:17am April 01, 2022

by Will Stone

Just a night or two of exposure to faint light is enough to raise your pulse and increase insulin resistance — factors that increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, researchers find.

Passengers sleep on the upper deck of a double-decker bus in Hong Kong on Saturday.

New Hong Kong bus tour is meant to put people to sleep

11:40am October 21, 2021

by L. Carol Ritchie

The Sleeping Bus Tour is a 5-hour, 47-mile ride to nowhere on a double-decker bus. It's designed for people who are easily put to sleep on moving vehicles. Passengers can bring pillows and blankets.

Researchers are learning that there is a significant relationship between sleep and dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease.

Deep Sleep Protects Against Alzheimer's, Growing Evidence Shows

2:38pm November 17, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

People who get more deep sleep appear less likely to develop Alzheimer's. That may be because this phase of sleep allows the brain to clear out waste products.

Insomnia has become even more common, sleep specialists say, with the rise of "collective social anxiety."

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How To Get Sleep In Uneasy Times

2:51pm June 02, 2020

by Patti Neighmond

Many people are struggling with insomnia like never before. Specialists explain why these times put an extra strain on our ability to get needed rest — and what to do about it.

Sleep trackers have become increasingly popular, but for some people, perfecting their sleep score becomes an end unto itself.

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Losing Sleep Over The Quest For A Perfect Night's Rest

7:41am February 18, 2020

by Shannon Bond

A boom in technology promising to improve sleep has an ironic side effect: orthosomnia. Thanks to sleep trackers, people get so obsessed with perfect sleep that they are losing sleep over it.

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During deep sleep, waves of cerebrospinal fluid (blue) coincide with temporary decreases in blood flow (red). Less blood in the brain means more room for the fluid to carry away toxins, including those associated with Alzheimer's disease.

How Deep Sleep May Help The Brain Clear Alzheimer's Toxins

7:54pm October 31, 2019

by Jon Hamilton

A study of 11 sleeping brains sheds some light on the mysterious link between sleep problems and Alzheimer's disease. The flow of cerebrospinal fluid through the brain appears to be the key.

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More Americans have been getting less than seven hours of sleep a night in the past several years, especially in professions such as health care.

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Working Americans Are Getting Less Sleep, Especially Those Who Save Our Lives

11:24am October 28, 2019

by Patti Neighmond

The number of workers getting less than seven hours of sleep a night is rising. Stress and our culture of constant connection may be to blame.

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More LOLs, Fewer Zzzs: Teens May Be Losing Sleep Over Social Media

7:08pm October 22, 2019

by Emily Vaughn

Research yet again shows teens are glued to their phones to an unhealthy degree. In fact, they may be choosing social media over sleep. But maybe it's not all sad face, researchers say.

A 20-minute nap refreshes. Just don't sleep in so long on Sunday morning that you find it hard to fall asleep Sunday night.

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Nappuccinos To More Weekend Z's: Strategize To Catch Up On Lost Sleep

11:42am March 24, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

Sleeping in on the weekend or taking a brief nap can help you recover from a single bad night. But just five consecutive nights of too little sleep can lead to weight gain and elevated blood sugar.

After scientists screened over 8,000 genes in fruit flies, only one, which hadn't been described before, triggered sleepiness.

Sick And Tired? Scientists Find Protein That Puts Flies To Sleep And Fights Infection

2:13pm January 31, 2019

by Jonathan Lambert

In the search for what triggers sleep, researchers stumbled upon a link between sleep and the immune system. A single fly gene gets turned on in sick flies, inducing sleep and an immune response.