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The Science of Sleep

How Much Sleep Do We Really Need?

Sleep is a vital indicator of overall health and well-being. We spend up to one-third of our lives asleep, and the overall state of our "sleep health" remains an essential question throughout our lifespan. Most of us know that getting...
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Sleep Routine
Sleep Timing & Duration

NSF Tool to Get the Right Amount of Sleep

NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION -- How much sleep do you want? NSF’s Bedtime Calculator™ is now available to help you figure out what time to go to bed or wake up for better sleep health. As a sleeping tool, the Bedtime Calculator conveniently calculates what time you should go to sleep or wake up based on the number of sleeping hours...
How Sleep Works
Sleep & Your Lifestyle
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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...
Children, Teens & Sleep
Sleep & Your Lifestyle
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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....
Sleep & Your Lifestyle
Sleep Deprivation
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This Is Your Body on No Sleep

A missed night of sleep is a fairly common experience for young people, new parents, and all kinds of busy...
Menopause
Sleep Disorders
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Four Common Causes of Night Sweats

If you frequently find yourself waking up drenched in perspiration, it’s likely that you suffer from night sweats. Also known...
Sleep & Your Lifestyle
Sleep Health
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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...
Narcolepsy
Sleep Health
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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...
Depression
Sleep Problems
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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...
Narcolepsy
Sleep Problems
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What Is Lucid Dreaming?

Having an occasional strange dream isn’t unusual—but sometimes they can border on a nightmare, resulting in stress and lost sleep....
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