Los Angeles Times: It’s no secret that poor sleep gets in the way of all kinds of good things in life. People who drive on too little sleep — and there are a lot of us — are more likely to be in accidents that result in injuries than people More
The Irish Times: Why is loneliness bad for your health? LONELINESS HAS been linked with increased risk of health problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease in women and depression. It’s a complex area but research in the US looked at one possible aspect of why that might be More
LiveScience: When your head hits the pillow, for many it’s lights out for the conscious part of you. But the cells firing in your brain are very much awake, sparking enough energy to produce the sometimes vivid and sometimes downright haunted dreams that take place during the rapid-eye-movement stage of More
Night-time departures, early morning arrivals, and adjusting to several time zones in a matter of days can rattle circadian rhythms, compromise attention and challenge vigilance. And yet, these are the very conditions many pilots face as they contend with a technically challenging job in which potentially hundreds of lives are More
New York Times: Efforts to improve educational outcomes through extending the school day may have unintended and counterproductive consequences if longer days are implemented by moving the school bell earlier or by pushing more homework later into the night. Young children are biologically primed for “early to bed and early More
Every knows the importance of sleep to daily health and performance, but very few of us practice what we preach. This conflict formed the core of the SSCP Distinguished Scientist Award address delivered by Richard Bootzin of the University of Arizona at the APS 23rd Annual Convention. Bootzin opened his More
