You already know that sleep clears toxins from your brain, that camping can improve your sleep, and that poor sleep causes anxiety, so here’s another for the list: poor sleep is linked to depression. A study published in Sleep (where else?) suggest that poor sleep is linked to the genetic … Read More
Want to prevent brain loss—and anxiety, overeating, and a bunch of chronic diseases? Don’t skip a night of sleep. A new study (pdf warning) out of Sweden suggests that just one night of sleep deprivation might cause you some brain damage. Scientists had fifteen normal weight adults skip a night … Read More
Not getting enough sleep? Who is? Poor sleep is associated with all kinds of problems, from anxiety to overeating to thinking women are way more into you than they really are, a problem we call sleep goggles. Oh, and poor sleep ruins how well you work the next day. Fortunately, … Read More
Women seem more into you when you’ve had too much to drink, right? Well, now researchers are saying that the same might hold true for when you’ve had too little sleep. In a study (page 98; pdf warning) published in Sleep, researchers found that men who are sleep deprived are … Read More
It’s happened to everyone. You take a ride on the subway, you doze off and awake to find yourself in unfamiliar surroundings. It’s a reality of subway travel. But a German computer science student thinks he has the solution. The app is called MetroNap and according to TIME, makes napping … Read More
