sleep
Problem You’re worried about your heath and you’re doing a lot of shift work. Reality That shift work may jeopardise your health and be linked to cancer, according to a study in Current Biology. Method Mice bred to develop tumours at fifty weeks (yeah, science can be freaky) had their … Read More
Problem You sleep kinda poorly—what’s the worst that can happen? Reality You might be more susceptible to diabetes if you sleep poorly, according to a study in Diabetologia. Method Researchers know that higher levels of circulating non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) concentrations are associated with insulin resistance, which plays a key … Read More
Problem You pull an occasional all-nighter for work or Civ V every now and again—what’s the harm? Reality You’re damaging genes that control your biological clock, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Method Fifteen healthy men visited the lab twice for two night stays. … Read More
Want to increase your chances of getting lucky? As you know, nothing is guaranteed, but: let her get a little more sleep. A study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine has found that for women, each additional hour of sleep increases likelihood of sexy by 14%. Basically, researchers checked … Read More
So, you have a pile of work to do, or a test to take tomorrow, or something like that. Time to put on a pot of coffee? Actually, you’d better not. See, sleep is an important part of turning short-term memory into long-term memory. A study published in eLife has … Read More
