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News Articles: Sleep

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  • Health

Planning a long-haul flight? Here's how to outsmart jet lag

Wondering how to prepare for sleep disruption? Should you take melatonin or other sleep aids? Here's answers from researchers and seasoned travelers — including NPR's international correspondents.

August 21, 2023
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By:
  • Andrea Muraskin
Northern elephant seals can go long stretches with only small naps. Then they crash once they're on shore.

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  • Science

Think you're tired? This animal goes for months with only two hours of sleep a day

Scientists have learned that northern elephant seals — massive creatures found along the Pacific Coast of North America — cobble together a couple hours of sleep using underwater power naps.

April 21, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Even a one-hour change in the clock can disrupt the body's circadian rhythms, especially when the clock "springs forward."

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  • Health

Changing our clocks is a health hazard. Just ask a sleep doctor

A bipartisan group of senators wants to make daylight saving time permanent. But sleep experts say standard time is better, because it saves morning light and is more in sync with our natural rhythms.

March 11, 2023
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
Medical Minute

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  • Medical Treatments

Medical Minute: Tryptophan

This week’s Medical Minute discusses “Tryptophan”, the amino acid that contributes to our feeling sleepy after the big Thanksgiving meal, but is also key to many other body functions.

November 25, 2022
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By:
  • GPB News Staff
A sign reads "Danger Extreme Heat Conditions Ahead" in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, which is threatened by climate change, on March 23 near Borrego Springs, Calif.

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  • Climate

Hot weather could be getting in the way of good sleep, a new study finds

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.

May 23, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz

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  • Your Health

Sleeping with even a little bit of light isn't good for your health, study shows

Just a night or two of exposure to faint light is enough to raise your pulse and increase insulin resistance — factors that increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, researchers find.

April 01, 2022
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By:
  • Will Stone
Passengers sleep on the upper deck of a double-decker bus in Hong Kong on Saturday.

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  • Asia

New Hong Kong bus tour is meant to put people to sleep

The Sleeping Bus Tour is a 5-hour, 47-mile ride to nowhere on a double-decker bus. It's designed for people who are easily put to sleep on moving vehicles. Passengers can bring pillows and blankets.

October 21, 2021
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By:
  • L. Carol Ritchie
More than one in three people sleep less than seven hours a night. That's the minimum that's recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Tricia Hersey with The Nap Ministry says, rest is not only necessary, it can be revolutionary.

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  • News

From a historic perspective, rest can be a form of resistance

More than one in three people sleep less than seven hours a night. That's the minimum that's recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. But Tricia Hersey, founder of The Nap Ministry, says rest isn't just necessary: It can be revolutionary.

October 08, 2021
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Tiffany Griffith
Researchers are learning that there is a significant relationship between sleep and dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease.

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  • Health

Deep Sleep Protects Against Alzheimer's, Growing Evidence Shows

People who get more deep sleep appear less likely to develop Alzheimer's. That may be because this phase of sleep allows the brain to clear out waste products.

November 17, 2020
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Tricia Hersey is founder of The Nap Ministry, which she views as a form of self care and social justice.

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  • Mental Health

For 'Nap Bishop' Tricia Hersey, Rest is a Radical Act of Social Justice

Your Fourth of July plans may include parades, pool parties, cookouts or the Peachtree Road Race. Tricia Hersey plans to celebrate with a nice, long nap...

July 03, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

The Breakroom: No Sleep, Paul Manafort, And Civil War Reenactments

The Breakroom returns to discuss the upcoming implosion of the Georgia Dome and the indictment of Paul Manafort. We also talk about one school’s Civil...

November 06, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris and
  • Ryan McFadin

On Second Thought For Wednesday, October 4, 2017

On Tuesday, the former head of Atlanta-based Equifax apologized many times during a hearing before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee about the...

October 04, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

The History And Science Behind Sleep

This week a group of scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their discoveries related to our circadian rhythms. Emory University...

October 04, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Ryan McFadin

A Long History Of Sleepless Nights

Do you get enough sleep? A good night’s rest can depend on lot of things: your dinner, your kids, where you live, and even your race. A new book by...

May 08, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

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