17 March 2021
Women in managerial roles seem to sleep better if they live in a country with greater gender equality. The same isn’t true for male managers, who sleep better in countries with higher GDP
28 February 2019
A lack of sleep is a risk factor for diabetes and obesity – and if you think you can compensate with a weekend lie-in, you are out of luck
11 September 2018
Parents may be told to let babies “cry it out” if they wake at night – but comforting very young infants who wake helps them develop a better night-time routine
21 May 2018
How safe is it to drive when you haven’t had much sleep? Just like drinking alcohol, it turns out we’re not always a good judge of how mentally impaired we are
18 April 2018
You might think you can get by on 5 or 6 hours’ sleep a night, but people who get less than 7 hours are more likely to have mood or mental health problems
12 April 2018
A six-year study of nearly half a million people in the UK has found that people who were night owls were 10 per cent more likely to die during that time period
6 November 2017
We’ve seen how sleep deprivation disrupts the way neurons communicate with each other, and it may explain why a bad night’s sleep makes it hard to concentrate
21 September 2017
Jellyfish show all the signs of going to sleep, even though they do not have brains – which were thought to be an essential requirement for slumber
26 June 2017
Women who live near noisy roads are more likely to take 6 to 12 months to get pregnant, even when factors like poverty and pollution are taken into account
23 May 2017
Sleep loss in mice sends the brain’s immune cells into overdrive. This might be helpful in the short term, but could increase the risk of dementia in the long run
