Category: Parameters

Parameters

Do Women and Men Need Different Amounts of Sleep?

The National Sleep Foundation conducts a 10-year review of 133 meta-analyses for insights into whether the science has evolved.

Parameters

Five Sleep Profiles Discovered

Each biopsychosocial profile is linked with a unique pattern of brain connectivity.

Parameters

Top 3 Factors Stealing Sleep from Americans, According to Dreem Health Report

While 97% of Americans recognize the importance of sleep, only 7% wake up feeling well-rested daily, according to a new report from Dreem Health.

Quality

Alcohol May Help You Fall Asleep Faster, But It Leads to a Worse Night’s Rest Overall – Here’s Why

Nottingham Trent University researchers reveal surprising ways alcohol impacts your sleep later in the night.

Quantity

Getting Enough Sleep May Boost Longevity

Optimal sleep duration of seven to eight hours per night is linked to lower resting heart rates, which strongly correlate with increased longevity.

Circadian Rhythms

Surprisingly, Waking Up Doesn’t Cause a Cortisol Spike

For many years, it has been generally accepted that waking up results in a stimulus to release hormone cortisol—a phenomenon called the “cortisol awakening response.”

Impact During Wake

NIH Long COVID Sleep Trials to Begin Enrollment Soon

NIH's RECOVER-SLEEP clinical trials will test potential treatments for long COVID-related hypersomnia and sleep disturbances.