sleep

We may be one step closer to a cure for jet lag

Posted in Medicine on 17th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

A drug that would tamper with the master sleep cycle gene to help haggard fliers quickly adjust to time differences.

Natural light in office boosts health

Posted in Medicine on 11th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

Office workers with more natural light exposure at the office had longer sleep duration, better sleep quality, more physical activity and better quality of life.

Britons spend more time on tech than asleep, study suggests

Posted in Online on 7th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

UK adults spend an average of eight hours and 41 minutes a day on media devices, compared with the average night's sleep of eight hours and 21 minutes.

Sleep sensor breaks through $1m on Kickstarter

Posted in Medicine on 31st Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

A 22-year-old British entrepreneur's new sleep-tracking kit has cracked $1.2m (08,000) in its first week on Kickstarter's crowdfunding platform.

Missing sleep may hurt your memory

Posted in Science on 21st Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Lack of sleep, already considered a public health epidemic, can also lead to errors in memory.