Two nights of broken sleep are enough to make people feel years older, according to researchers, who said consistent, restful slumber was a key factor…
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Middle-aged people ‘need sleep to see mental health benefits of exercise’
Middle-aged people not getting enough sleep are less likely to see the benefits of exercise when it comes to protecting against a decline in skills…
View More Middle-aged people ‘need sleep to see mental health benefits of exercise’Short daytime naps may keep brain healthy as it ages, study says
Taking a short nap during the day may help to protect the brain’s health as it ages, researchers have suggested after finding that the practice…
View More Short daytime naps may keep brain healthy as it ages, study saysBlood test for sleepy drivers could pave way for prosecutions
A blood test to measure whether a driver who has caused an accident was impaired by lack of sleep could be available within two years,…
View More Blood test for sleepy drivers could pave way for prosecutionsElephant seals sleep for just two hours a day, deep dive research reveals
Seals dozing on the beach may appear to be enjoying the ultimate life of leisure. However, groundbreaking research has revealed that for most of their…
View More Elephant seals sleep for just two hours a day, deep dive research revealsGood quality sleep can add years to people’s lives, study suggests
It is no mystery that a good night’s sleep and a lie-in can improve your day. But researchers are suggesting that, far from just being…
View More Good quality sleep can add years to people’s lives, study suggests‘I just go into my head and enjoy it’: the people who can’t stop daydreaming
Every day, Kyla* travels to a fictional universe with advanced space travel. It’s not real, of course – but an incredibly vivid daydream, centred on…
View More ‘I just go into my head and enjoy it’: the people who can’t stop daydreamingGlobal heating is cutting sleep across the world, study finds
Rising temperatures driven by the climate crisis are cutting the sleep of people across the world, the largest study to date has found. Good sleep…
View More Global heating is cutting sleep across the world, study findsPoor sleep may hinder attempts to maintain weight loss, study finds
Poor sleep may undermine attempts to maintain weight loss, research has suggested. Millions of people who are overweight or obese manage to lose weight every…
View More Poor sleep may hinder attempts to maintain weight loss, study findsSeven hours’ sleep is ideal amount in middle to old age, study finds
Seven hours of sleep each night is the ideal amount in middle to old age, research suggests. The study of nearly 500,000 adults aged between…
View More Seven hours’ sleep is ideal amount in middle to old age, study finds