We’re taking a look at how summertime’s longer days and warmer weather affect sleep for Americans nationwide. We’ll be examining whether seasonal differences matter for sleep and what longer summer days mean for our sleep-wake
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What is Microsleep? (Symptoms, Causes and Prevention)
You’re driving back home, exhausted after a long week of work filled with many sleepless nights, and you suddenly realize you don’t remember the last mile of driving. You can’t recall the last red light or
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How to Start Waking Up Early: Tips & Benefits
You’ve probably heard the saying “the early bird catches the worm,” or the idiom “be up with the lark.” In other words, there may be some benefits to waking up at the crack of dawn.
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Latest Sleep Research: Does Blue Light Filtering “Night Shift” Really Help Sleep?
Have you ever wondered whether your iPhone’s blue-light filtering “Night Shift” mode actually improves sleep? Did excessive screen use during COVID-19 negatively impact sleep and circadian rhythms? Check out this month’s new research article for
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Sleep Like a Sleep Scientist: How to Handle a Transatlantic Flight & Jet Lag
Transatlantic travel can be both mentally and physically taxing. If you’ve ever traveled on a long-haul flight, you know the drill: pray your baggage meets the weight allowance, deal with the stress of getting through
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What Causes Night Sweats & How to Stop Them
When is the last time you woke up in the middle of the night drenched and soaking in sweat? This overnight perspiration may have been so severe that you needed to change your clothes, or
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Does Red Light at Night Help You Sleep?
You’ve probably heard that bright light too close to bedtime may negatively impact your sleep quality and your internal clock. But did you know that not all light is created equal? Our sleep and internal
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What is Sleep Paralysis (Signs, Causes, & Prevention)
Imagine this nightmare: just after waking up, you are alert and conscious yet unable to move a muscle. You feel an inexplicable pressure and heaviness on your chest, and you sense an ominous presence in
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The Latest Sleep Research: Delayed School Start Times and the Impact on Children and Teens
Chronic sleep deprivation is a critical threat to the mental and physical development, academic potential, and safety of children worldwide. Increasing the number of children who get sufficient sleep was recently included as a core
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The Best Bed Sheet Material to Sleep Cool This Summer
What’s not to love about summer? There’s plenty of sunshine, it’s easier to exercise outdoors, take more walks, and maybe even fit a vacation in. But there are a few reasons why summer may not
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Do You Listen to Podcasts to Fall Asleep? 5 Benefits Plus Our Podcast Ideas
Podcasts used to serve only niche groups and had fairly small audiences. These days, they’re as plentiful and popular as ever, covering nearly every topic you can imagine; sports, news, TV show recaps, true crime,
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The Case Against Orthosomnia: Guest Op-ed by Dr. Nate Watson
Dr. Nate Watson is chair of the SleepScore Labs Scientific Advisory board, serves as director of the Harborview Medical Center Sleep Clinic and co-director of the University of Washington Medicine Sleep Center, and is the former president of
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5 Benefits of a Weighted Blanket
Weighted blankets are more than just a heavier type of regular blankets; they also provide various therapeutic benefits. Science explains why they produce so much stress-relief and calming effects on the body and mind. Due
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8 Red Flags that Indicate You’re Sleep Deprived
In this day and age, it’s worth asking yourself “Am I sleeping enough?” from time to time. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping, and when we get the right amount of it, it
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Moving Into a New Place? Traveling? 5 Ideas to Skip the ‘First Night Effect’
Many people’s first night’s rest in a new place is usually everything but restful. Even when your body is prepared to get much-needed sleep, you might still struggle to get uninterrupted and restorative sleep. The
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7 Daytime Habits to Improve Your Nightly Sleep
Contrary to the idea that our sleep is at the mercy of what we do in the hours leading up to bedtime, our daytime habits can often have an even bigger impact on our sleep
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To Nap, or Not To Nap? Dr. Shona Halson Weighs In
Napping is a common behavior used to overcome the negative impacts of inadequate sleep. By definition, a nap is any sleep period with a duration of less than 50% of the average major sleep
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How Does Trauma Impact Sleep?
According to the American Psychology Association (APA), about 50% of all people will experience trauma. But we all respond to trauma differently. Many may recover over time, while others may experience long-lasting problems associated with
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What Is Restless Sleep & What Causes It?
When most people go to bed, they hope they can have an uninterrupted night of sleep and wake up feeling refreshed and energized to take on the day. But this experience is not always the
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Did You Know Humans Used to Sleep in Two Phases? Here’s Why We’ve Moved on From the Practice
Electricity came, and humans had to adjust their sleep patterns accordingly. But before that time, some parts of the world slept in two phases within a 24-hour span. It was common practice in some populations
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What You Should Know About Marijuana and Sleep
In case you haven’t heard, Americans are having a hard time finding the sleep they need, with more than one-third of US adults failing to get at least seven hours of sleep per night. With
