Everyone has had one of those days where a night of choppy or short sleep leads into a morning of mental haze. New research presented at the Neuroscience 2012 conference suggests t[...]
Josh, a 16-year-old male, is sent to detention because he is falling asleep in class. He is referred to the school counselor because of his poor academic performance and he is plac[...]
Do you feel like you never quite get enough rest? In this exclusive Becoming Fearless video, Arianna Huffington and "sleep doctor" Michael Breus, Ph.D., share some easy things you [...]
Need a reason to hit the snooze button a few more times? Sleep is as vital for survival as food, according to Dr. Mary Susan Esther, president of the American Academy of Sleep Medi[...]
Why is sleep the missing link for weight loss? I've got one word for you: hormones. Sleep deprivation causes hormone imbalance (Leptin, Ghrelin, cortisol, you name [...]
Most of us grew up listening to our parents tell us to straighten our room and make the bed. I'm sure I am not the only one who wondered why it was so important to make the be[...]
Say you decide to go on a fast, and so you effectively starve yourself for a week. At the end of seven days, how would you be feeling? You'd probably be hungry, perhaps a litt[...]