Sleep - Science & research news

Sleep too much or too little and you might get sick more, scientists find

March 2, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Patients visiting their GP who reported sleeping less than six hours or more than nine were more [...]

Surprising ‘fight or flight’ discovery in sleepwalkers paves way to new understanding of phenomenon

June 24, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science writer Image: New Africa/Shutterstock.com New research published in the open access journal Frontiers investigating the biological mysteries [...]

From ghosts to evil genies: How the world experiences terrifying sleep paralysis very differently

March 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science writer/Dr Baland Jalal, Harvard University and University of Cambridge Dr Baland Jalal. Image: Dr Bamo Jalal Dr Baland Jalal has spent years [...]

Better sleep with a partner

June 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

Couples that spend the night in the same bed show increased REM sleep and synchronization of sleep architecture: Frontiers in Psychiatry [...]

From microbes all the way to space with Young Minds

November 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

Come aboard our special Young Minds bus and discover the journey along 10 of our articles we have prepared for you. [...]

‘Technoference’: We’re more tired and less productive because of our phones

May 15, 2019 // 1 Comment

A QUT study finds problematic phone use is getting worse in Australia; Frontiers in Psychiatry [...]

Sleeping safe and sound with new hypnotics

February 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

Japanese scientists have shown that a new class of sleeping pill preserves the ability to wake in response to threats like earthquakes or intruders – unlike Ambien, Halcion and other market leaders; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Time is not ‘one size fits all’

May 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

This research suggests that 18-19 year old students would need to start in the early afternoon in order to optimize cognitive performance. Image by Shutterstock.

New research, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience makes the case against fixed starting times, i.e. a fixed one-size-fits-all daily routine. [...]

Cycling while studying improves sleep quality

May 9, 2017 // 1 Comment

Researchers at Clemson University, South Carolina, have found that students who pedaled a stationary bike while studying had more consistent sleep quality and similar academic performance compared with students who studied at a traditional desk.

New research in Frontiers in Neuroscience suggests that cycling while studying may improve sleep quality. [...]

Sleep and Chronobiology new Editor Yves Dauvilliers

March 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Led by the new Specialty Chief Editor Prof. Yves Dauvilliers, this multidisciplinary section is open for submissions of studies on sleep, circadian rhythms and their [...]

How kids’ brains respond to a late night up

November 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

Sleep deprivation affects children’s brains differently than adults’, according to a new study By K.E.D. Coan, Science Writer Any parent can tell you about the [...]

Do trees go to sleep at night?

August 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

by Juan Jovel, Frontiersin.org It may sound like something from a fantasy book, but scientists have found that trees seem to go to sleep at night. One hour after sunset, tree [...]

Does the moon affect our mood or actions?

May 6, 2016 // 9 Comments

By Fernando Bolaños, Frontiersin.org Always surrounded by an aura of mystery, the moon and its possible influence over human behavior has been object of ancestral [...]