When we sleep, we sleep right? Who knew that there were actually three different types of sleep schedules or patterns? Let me explain. While two of them are generally mainstream, the third one feels ...

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Can knowledge of how our ancestors slept truly lead us to a life of more natural—and healthy —sleeping patterns? Authors on the Internet have been exploring that possibility, writing a spate of recent ...

What if you could reclaim 6 extra hours every day? Explore the radical world of polyphasic sleep and how some people train their bodies to thrive on just 2 hours of rest. From science to personal ...

What if you only slept four hours a night? It’s an intriguing idea. It could give you an edge, adding hours to your day, giving you a chance to work while your competitors slept. There are people who ...

A recent study found that as a person gets older, the parts of his or her brain that deal with regulating sleep essentially start to decay, which leads to less non-REM sleep. This drop off in non-REM ...

This is the second in a series of columns about the importance of adequate sleep for optimal physical and mental health. These columns are based on the book “Why We Sleep,” by PhD sleep scientist ...