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How Excessive Sleep Can Affect Your Metabolism

Few people worry about spending too much time in bed. An extra hour or two of stolen sleep on Sunday can feel like heaven after a long week of work and family activities. But did you know that clocking more...
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Screen Time and Insomnia: What It Means for Teens

For teenagers, sleep plays a critical role in staying healthy, feeling happy, maintaining good grades, and doing well in sports. But sleep doesn’t come easily for some teens. For those who struggle, it’s important to look at their electronic use . An increased amount of screen time throughout the day has been linked to insomnia and symptoms of depression in...
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A missed night of sleep is a fairly common experience for young people, new parents, and all kinds of busy...
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If you frequently find yourself waking up drenched in perspiration, it’s likely that you suffer from night sweats. Also known...
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How Your Body Uses Calories While You Sleep

Burning calories is a term most often associated with aerobic exercise and physically taxing jobs. But actually, you don’t need...
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Do Lucid Dreams Affect Sleep Quality?

Good sleep quality is critical when it comes to health and wellness. But lucid dreams—extremely vivid reveries where the dreamer...
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What You Should Know About Sleep Paralysis

You may have had the experience of feeling like you can’t move during a dream, but if this has happened...
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How Atypical Work Schedules Affect Performance

Nearly one-quarter of all workers have shifts that are not during the daytime, and more than two-thirds of these workers...
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Infographic: Sleep and Your Period

Have you ever wanted to know what happens to your body during menstruation? The latest infographic from the National Sleep...
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Infographic: Electronics and Sleep in the Modern Family

The Electronics and Sleep infographic highlights how technology affects the modern family and how parents can help design a sleep...

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