Sleep is one of the most essential activities for human health, but it’s also one of the most neglected. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 14.5 percent of adults ...

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Sleep has become one of the most compromised aspects of healthy development for today’s children and teenagers. What was once a naturally regulated biological process has been systematically disrupted ...

Researchers have long wished to understand the connection between sleep and memory, especially how the brain encodes long-term memories during slow-wave sleep (while discarding others), or the deep ...

Swapping from day shifts to night shifts and back again is all too familiar to nurses. It’s tiring work that can lead to sleepless nights, all thanks to a maladjusted body clock. There are ways, ...

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Why do I look like I pulled an all-nighter even when I didn’t? Puffy eyes, swollen cheeks, and that “morning face” are common — and while it’s usually temporary, it can be frustrating. The good news: ...

If you're someone who suffers from period cramps, the chances are they've hit at plenty of inconvenient times: on a night out with friends; mid-run; in the middle of the night. The latter can feel ...