Short sleepers, who make up less than one per cent of the population, spend significantly less time snoozing without any ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most of us treat sleep like it’s a simple budget item: we ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For most of us, getting less than seven hours of sleep translates ...

People need to sleep, and sleep deprivation can cause many changes in the brain. But we have a poor understanding of why sleep is so crucial. New research has examined a fruit fly model to assess how ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Spoiler: Quality may be more important than quantity.

Peter Eastwood has previously received funding from Research Funding Organisations (e.g. NHMRC, MRFF, NHRIF, Raine Study) and has been a consultant for several sleep-related biomedical device ...

We spend nearly a third of our lives sleeping, yet the biological trigger behind sleep has remained elusive. Despite decades of research, scientists have struggled to identify a concrete, physical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman yawning Denied of sleep, we find it but impossible to keep our eyes open and our thoughts focused. A new study based on ...

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