sleep

We all know getting too little sleep isn’t good for us, but did you know getting too much shuteye can make your memory worse, too?

Sleeping in the same bed with a partner can sometimes be a pain, especially if one of you steals blankets or you can’t agree on how hot or cold the room should be. But a growing body of research suggests sharing a bed can actually be good for your health.

Snoring isn’t just annoying to people within earshot, it can also be dangerous.

Sleepwalking might seem like an isolated phenomena that only few people suffer from, but it may be more common that previously thought — especially among those who take sleep aids.

Many of us have become so addicted to our phones that we can’t stand having to put them down, even when we’re driving. If you’re one of the technologically obsessed who hates to be parted from your phone even to sleep, you’re in luck.

Most of us know our diets play a big part in heart health, but did you know the amount of sleep you get can have an impact, too?

If you have a desk job, nodding off at your keyboard could get you a lousy performance review. But if you’re a transportation worker, on-the-job grogginess could actually put people’s lives at risk.

Somewhere along the way, February 28th was declared Public Sleeping Day. There is no record of what tired person made this so, but the fact is that it’s a day. A day when you can go out and sleep in public, if you dare.

It may not be news to you that today’s kids are deprived of sleep, but before you blame smartphones or computer games, consider this: children haven’t been getting enough shut-eye for more than a century.

Normally, being drunk and tired impairs your motor skills (no driving in either case, please) and causes you to make questionable decisions (beer goggle hook ups or passing out in the middle of a Wendy’s) but boozing it up and skipping sleep can also boost your creativity. No joke.

Do you wake up in the morning and find yourself twitching uncontrollably due to eight hours of Facebook withdrawal?  Do you sometimes wake in the middle of the night just to read your old college roommate’s status updates about his 2-year-old daughter taking a crap on the sun porch...

While dreams are still largely a mystery, some scientists now believe they may actually help us learn.