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If You Insist on Using the Snooze Button, Here’s How to Do It Correctly
But just know that interrupted sleep doesn’t translate to actual rest.
Sleep Deprivation Was More Powerful Than Antidepressants for Me
If I'd known a decade ago that staying up at night could help with depression, I'd have been less likely to dismiss my own experience as just a curiosity.
We're Getting Closer to Turning People’s Thoughts into Speech
This week in science: genetically modified, drug-producing chickens, the health benefits of being a morning person, and using artificial intelligence to read minds.
Experts Answered Every Question We’ve Ever Had About Sleep
Does melatonin work? What’s my chronotype? And is it really that bad to look at my phone right before bed?
Cool Science News You Don’t Want To Miss
A 3,300-year-old mummy's healthcare, a blood test that can read your body's internal clock, and predicting who will respond to sugar pills for pain.
Changing Your Bedtime Every Night May Put You at Risk for Depression
It's like flying from New York to LA on Friday, and then flying back on Monday morning—every week.
What It Takes for Night People to Become Morning People
A few small lifestyle tweaks can make the shift easier for aspiring early risers.
This Is What It's Like to Have No Internal Clock
Completely blind people lack light perception, which can mess with their lives in more ways than just abnormal sleep patterns.
Wounds Take Longer to Heal If You Get Them at Night
The human body is amazing and also very, very strange.