There is no single universally accepted theory of why some people are night owls, but evolutionary biologists think that communities with more variation in chronotypes may have been more likely to survive, The Guardian reports.
Like biological brains, artificial neural networks may depend on slow-wave sleep for learning, according to a new study.
A small group of people reported that marijuana relieved their restless legs syndrome, reports The Fresh Toast. To be fair, there were a meager six subjects in the study. However, 5 of the 6 reported that smoking marijuana...
Teresa Ward, professor and co-director of the Center for Innovation in Sleep Self-Management in the UW School of Nursing, answers questions about sleep in the age of coronavirus.
Read MoreThe author of Happiest Baby on the Block discusses why being sick and being tired go hand in hand on his blog.
Read MoreSleep-disordered breathing among older adults who were not cognitively impaired contributed to changes in Alzheimer disease-sensitive brain regions, reports NeurologyToday.
Read MoreGetting too little or too much sleep may worsen asthma in adults, a new study finds.
Read MoreCertified sleep specialist Bill Fish tells Vox readers to consider buying a white noise machine.
Read MoreAfter conducting qualitative interviews with patients on hemodialysis and newly diagnosed sleep apnea, researchers found many patients experienced disturbed and unrefreshed sleep, Healio reports.
Read MoreIndividuals who sleep more or less than average report significantly more constipation, compared with normal sleepers, Medscape reports.
Read MoreA new study suggests that a synthetic form of cordycepin, a compound found in a fungus, may help ease the pain of jet lag, Inverse reports.
Read MoreA small study of children with type 1 diabetes suggests that continuous glucose monitoring may improve a child’s sleep by minimizing wake periods during the night, Healio reports.
Read MoreA survey suggests that nearly half of children with difficulty sleeping have taken melatonin.
Read MoreCNN reports on tips and tricks that people can use to battle insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreA new study of fruit flies may shed light on sleep as an evolutionary tool.
Read MoreForbes interviews Sigurjon Kristjansson, the CEO of Nox Health, a global sleep health company.
Read MoreSleep disorder specialists discuss how coronavirus stressors can contribute to new sleep problems in The Cavalier Daily.
Read MoreThis paper’s exciting because it gives the first hint that maybe in humans the way we sleep and how deeply we sleep might actually be coupled to how efficient our brains are at carrying out this fluid flow exchange process, reports The Scientist.
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