Sweating is the normal way the body cools itself off. But waking up every night with sweat-drenched sheets is not – especially if you have other symptoms too.
- Research Professor and Director of the Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, Adelaide University
Il nous arrive à tous de rogner sur notre temps de sommeil, en nous disant que nous le rattraperons plus tard. Mais les grasses matinées du week-end compensent-elles les nuits blanches de la semaine ?
If we don’t get enough sleep, can we catch up later? Experts are divided.
The researchers found a link between sleeping for longer than eight hours a night and getting heart disease or dying prematurely. But they didn’t show the sleep duration caused these problems.
It’s normal to feel a bit groggy when you wake up – parts of your brain are still asleep.
Taking a power nap on a night shift can leave you feeling groggy. And eating a large meal can reduce your alertness. So, what’s a tired shift worker to do to make it through the night?
Throughout history there have been numerous accounts of segmented sleep, from medical texts, to court records and diaries.
Not getting enough quality sleep can have significant implications for health.
Sleep – elusive, precious, restful sleep – is a topic close of many of our hearts. Such is the importance of this activity that sometimes people cling on to half-baked ideas about it with an unnatural…
People who sleep five hours or less a night are more likely to snack after dinner and gain more weight than those who get a full night’s rest, a new study has found. Staying awake burns more energy than…
Ever have those moments on weekends or public holidays when you wake at your usual time, then realise there’s no pressing need to get up? If you go back for another couple of hours of shut-eye and use…
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