Browsing: Sleep Health

It is four in the morning, and the ward is quiet. A junior doctor has been on her feet for nine hours. She is tired, her muscles are sore and her eyes are straining, but when her shift ends at six in the morning and she finally gets home, she struggles to sleep

There is a quote often attributed to author and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.: “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” The human brain is remarkable because it keeps adapting throughout life. It learns, repairs, remembers, and reshapes itself every single day.Yet many people unknowingly…

With the rainy season ending in many parts of Japan over the past few weeks, summer has arrived with a sudden surge in both daytime and nighttime temperatures

In the U.S., the first Sunday in November brings temporary joy—an extra hour of sleep—followed by months of what can feel like unending darkness. It’s all worth it, though, for those long summer nights. Right?

Missing a few hours of sleep may leave you feeling groggy the next morning, but growing evidence suggests the effects extend far beyond fatigue. Research has increasingly linked even short-term sleep deprivation to changes in how the body processes glucose, raising concerns that just a couple of nights of inadequate sleep could temporarily reduce insulin…

Influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms claim that eating dinner earlier can improve sleep quality and metabolic health

The owner of Fortitude Valley wine bar Dark Red works late most nights of the week. Getting to sleep before midnight is a rarity, as is waking up before 9.30am

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust transformed its sleep apnoea diagnostic pathway, cut carbon and slashed waiting times.

Nearly half of pregnant women in the United States report poor sleep quality, which has been associated with gestational diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy.A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis’ Bursky School of Public Health found that depression symptoms, prenatal distress and anxiety are the strongest predictors of…

HoneyNaps wins FDA clearance for AI sleep analysis device July 17, 2026 | 10:31(0) user say HoneyNaps received US FDA 510(k) clearance, designated K253390, for SOMNUM V3.0, validating AI-based classification of sleep-disordered breathing subtypes and supporting next-generation digital biomarker development.