Can’t fall sleep at night? Do you wake up tossing and turning with a mind that won’t shut off? You’re not alone. Sleep scientists say a large chunk of people worldwide experience trouble sleeping. In the U.S., it’s 40 percent of adults. And 15 percent suffer from chronic insomnia, with symptoms persisting a month or…
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Do Women Need More Sleep Than Men?
Are you a woman who wakes up wishing she hadn’t? Do you bury your face in your pillow and sigh over the loss of dreamland, bracing yourself to face the day? If so, apparently you’re not alone. A recent international study found women tend to be grumpier in the morning than men, even after getting…
Weird Side Effects of Sleep Deprivation
Did you know that if you don’t get enough sleep, you might be inclined to gamble more? Yep-indeedy. You might be more likely to go out with a less attractive date, too. It’s no secret that not getting enough sleep is bad. Most of us already know that it can lead to cognitive and memory…
Tweak Your Sleep: Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Thinking happy thoughts can make you fly—at least Peter Pan would say so. But where do those happy thoughts come from? Well, recent research suggests, maybe sleep! More precisely, the time you hit the hay and the amount of sleep you get overall can impact the amount of negative thoughts, fear and anxiety you have. People…
How Much Sleep Do You Need? Your Genes Might Decide
What do Leonardo da Vinci, Napoleon and Margaret Thatcher have in common? They all got by on a skimpy allotment of sleep. There’s no evidence to suggest that those three were related (what a family reunion that would be…of course it would require a time machine). But perhaps their genes had something to do with…
Why 7 Hours of Sleep Might Beat 8
We’ve been hearing it for years: seven to nine hours of sleep is the recommended best for adults. But lately, experts have been honing their understanding of the ideal length of a night’s sleep, and they’re changing their tune…a little. According to the Wall Street Journal, sleep scientists are now taking into account a bunch…