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The Secret to Learning Language is Sleep, Study Shows
A team of scientists have attributed a good nights rest as key for enhancing language learning.
Sleep Problems Could Be Key Driver of Chronic Pain, Australian Study Shows
New research suggests poor sleep quality could be a key factor in developing chronic pain, affecting up to 90 percent of chronic pain patients.
How Sleep and Gut Microbes Team Up to Create Health or Disease
Increasingly, research is revealing a sleep-gut-brain triangle that offers easy ways to improve health.
Knowing When to Go to Bed
Data support the health value of going to bed when tired and not staying up to stream, text, or game.
Light Can Help You Sleep Better—Here’s How to Make the Most of It
Research shows that exposure to artificial light at night detracts from sleep, whereas early-morning sun exposure improves sleep and the circadian rhythm.
4 Tips for a Healthier Life
If you’re not in the best shape of your life—why not?
Social Media Now Literally the Subject of Your Nightmares
Social media-related nightmares can act as stressors, disrupting users’ sleep cycle and causing awakenings during the night.
The Connection Between Sleep and Sugar
Sleep and blood sugar are intimately linked—an imbalance in the latter may cause broken sleep, nightmares, night sweats, and frequent urination.
Poor Sleep Causes Toxic Brain Buildup, Exercise May Help Detoxify and Reduce Sleep Debt
Clear your brain’s ’metabolic trash' with exercise for restorative sleep.
8 Easy Ways to Destroy Perfectly Good Health
Implementing eight healthy practices into your life can have a major impact on your long-term health. Ignoring them can ruin it.
Weekend Sleep-Ins Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk
New study finds people who sleep in on weekends and make up the weekday sleep deficit have lower rates of stroke and heart disease.
Holiday Health Setback–The American Struggle With Seasonal Habits
A recent survey shows that a fall from healthy lifestyle habits is prevalent at this time of year.
Reclaiming Our Health in a Toxic World
Reducing environmental risks could prevent nearly one-quarter of 9 million people’s deaths each year due to chronic diseases caused by environmental pollutants.
How to Achieve Deep, Restorative Sleep–Expert Offers 7 Tips
Deep restorative sleep can be achieved through simple attention to our daily routine and sleep environment.
1 in 5 School-Aged Children Takes Melatonin for Sleep, Study Reveals
The growing prevalence of melatonin usage among children has sparked worries about the safety of the dietary supplements.
Deep ‘Slow-Wave’ Sleep: The Key to Maximizing Memory and Brain Health
During sleep, your neurons make important new connections. Learn what optimizes this process for a better memory.
Lack of Deep Sleep May Lead to 27 Percent Increase in Risk of Dementia, Study Finds
Lack of deep sleep may be a dementia risk factor, suggesting better deep sleep could be a preventative tool against the common disease.
The Great Snooze Debate: What Science Says About Your Morning Wake-Up Habit
The effect snoozing has hinges on how long you do it.
