Boy, some people have all the genetic luck. In a recent study, scientists describe a newly discovered mutation that allows humans to naturally sleep much fewer hours a night without any negative health effects. Researchers in China conducted the study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The mutation was found in a 70-year-old […]
Why Your Workouts Before Bedtime Need to Stop
When work runs long, the commute home is slow, and cooking dinner takes forever (you promised yourself you’d stop ordering takeout), it’s normal to try to squeeze in a quick workout before crashing. Better than not exercising at all, right? Unfortunately, a recent study has bad news for you: Intense workouts shortly before bedtime may […]
Scientists Kept People’s Eyes Open While They Slept, Revealing Surprising Brain Activity
Though sleep is a time to power down and replenish our energy, our brains remain surprisingly active when we’re at rest. In fact, more goes on behind our closed eyelids than we previously thought, according to a team of researchers that recently analyzed eye movements during slumber. In a study published Wednesday in the journal […]