Sleep

“Snooze patterns vary across cultures, opening eyes to evolution of sleep”

“Different patterns of slumber and wakefulness in each of these groups highlight the flexibility of human sleep — and also point to potential health dangers in how members of Western societies sleep…

“Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights?”

“The paper looked into some foraging and non-foraging peoples who live in hot climates near the equator, and found that only the nomadic foragers regularly sleep without bed coverings. Everyone else uses some form of…

“Why do people need to sleep? Here are 5 possible theories”

“These hypotheses aren’t mutually exclusive. It’s entirely possible that many of them are true and that over time, sleep has come to provide many functions. But why we sleep is a crucial question — figuring it out might someday…

“Late sleepers are tired of being discriminated against. And science has their back.”

“most striking to me wasn’t the health implications of messing with your clock. It was the stigma late sleepers feel in a society ruled by early risers. Simply put: These late sleepers…

“13 Facts About Sleep Paralysis That Will Keep You Up At Night”

“In sleep paralysis, the body remains paralyzed in REM atonia while the brain awakens and the eyes start to open, explains Breus. Sufferers become alert in a transient conscious state, but they are unable to move…

“You’re Not Dreaming — The CDC Says School Should Start Later “

““There’s this image of American teenagers as lazy and loving sleep,” Pratt said. “But the reason they need those later start times is because their circadian rhythms — their biological clocks — mean they can’t get high…

“Adverse Health Effects of Nighttime Lighting: Comments on American Medical Association Policy Statement”

“The conclusion of the Executive Summary is as follows: Due to the nearly ubiquitous exposure to light at inappropriate times relative to endogenous…