Could sharing a bedroom with your pets be keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep?
Pets provide a source of comfort and intimacy for many owners drifting off to sleep. But according to new research, they may also disrupt your ability to fall or stay asleep.
Brian N. Chin, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Trinity College
• conversation
April 3, 2024 • ~5 min
April 3, 2024 • ~5 min
Could the days of ‘springing forward’ be numbered? A neurologist and sleep expert explains the downside to that borrowed hour of daylight
Americans have long been divided over adopting permanent standard versus permanent daylight saving time. But support for permanent standard time grew dramatically between 2021 and 2024.
Beth Ann Malow, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University •
conversation
March 4, 2024 • ~10 min
March 4, 2024 • ~10 min
Investigating insomnia: our research shows how chronic sleep problems can lead to a spiralling decline in mental health
We envisage a future in which sleep is a routine target for reducing or preventing symptoms of mental illness, both in psychiatric settings and people’s homes
Aidan Horner, Associate Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience, University of York •
conversation
Feb. 26, 2024 • ~26 min
Feb. 26, 2024 • ~26 min
Sleep can give athletes an edge over competitors − but few recognize how fundamental sleep is to performance
Studies show college athletes sleeping less than 7 hours per night are almost twice as likely to be injured when compared with athletes sleeping more than 8 hours.
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh •
conversation
Jan. 31, 2024 • ~10 min
Jan. 31, 2024 • ~10 min
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