Browsing: Sleep Health

Millions worldwide suffer from sleep apnea, but 80% of sufferers1 don’t even know they have it. This serious condition causes people to experience pauses in breathing while asleep — potentially disrupting oxygen supply, lowering sleep quality and leading to health complications including hypertension and stroke. Despite these risks, the disorder largely goes unnoticed because getting a…

After the latest update to the Google Health app, naps greater than 20 minutes will now count toward your 24-hour total sleep duration in the app’s Sleep tab. You’ll still be able to see sleep trends over time for your main sleep session, like your longer nighttime stretch. Your main sleep session and naps will…

On most days, eight-year-old Shawn Letford is balancing the same things many children his age juggle: homework, family life, and hobbies like playing Rubik’s Cube. But Shawn also spends time speaking to audiences about healthy brain development, neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and creativity—topics most adults rarely discuss, let alone explain to children