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Call it "precision waking" 鈥 the alleged ability to decide when you want to wake up and then doing so, without an alarm. If you think you can do it, you're not alone, though how is still mysterious.
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A team of researchers filmed jumping spiders overnight and observed behaviors that mirror rapid eye movement sleep in other species. It helps that baby jumping spiders have translucent exoskeletons.
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Scientists analyzed the correlation between sleep activity and hot nighttime temperatures. A lack of sleep is a risk factor for physical and mental health problems.
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A recently released Gallup poll finds that high stress is a particular barrier to restful sleep, with younger people the most affected.
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Dozens of members of Congress sleep in their own offices. One longtime opponent, Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., argues that it's particularly important to end the practice now.
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Sleep-deprived adolescents are more likely to carry handguns, even to school, according to new research from Florida International University.FIU鈥
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A boom in technology promising to improve sleep has an ironic side effect: orthosomnia. Thanks to sleep trackers, people get so obsessed with perfect sleep that they are losing sleep over it.
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said he believes in science, and the science is clear: Adolescents aren鈥檛 getting enough鈥
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When you walk through the installation, 鈥淏lack Power Naps/Siestas Negras鈥 you鈥檙e automatically sucked into a world of relaxation. There are six鈥
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A study of 11 sleeping brains sheds some light on the mysterious link between sleep problems and Alzheimer's disease. The flow of cerebrospinal fluid through the brain appears to be the key.
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The number of workers getting less than seven hours of sleep a night is rising. Stress and our culture of constant connection may be to blame.
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Research yet again shows teens are glued to their phones to an unhealthy degree. In fact, they may be choosing social media over sleep. But maybe it's not all sad face, researchers say.