by Dennis Thompson edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Nearly half of all U.S. children aren’t getting the sleep they need, a new National Sleep Foundation survey reports. About 44% of children do not consistently get the recommended amount of sleep for their age, according to results […]
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Registered dietitians share their favorite tips for making smart snack choices between dinner and bedtime. By Christina Manian, RDN and Ria Bhagwat Published on December 28, 2025 Medically reviewed by Jessica Levinson, MS, RDN, CDN POV: You Forget to Clean Your Pockets Before Laundry Close Credit: Jean Meyntjens/Getty Images Key Takeaways Snacking before bed is fine—if you
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by Yaqoot Fatima, Danielle Wilson, Nisreen Aouira, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It begins with two people, one blanket, and two very different ideas of what’s a comfortable sleeping temperature. By midnight, one partner is hot and sweaty while the other is freezing. Sounds familiar? You’re not
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by George Mason University edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The average adult should get a minimum of seven hours of sleep daily, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. However, an estimated 50 to 70 million Americans are diagnosed with a sleep disorder (such as sleep apnea
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Joe Darrah December 01, 2025 David Beuther, MD, PhD, isn’t quite sure how to define his presence on social media. He’s online regularly, but he’s not publishing posts or sending friend request. Instead he’s observing, what is being discussed online related to healthcare. While he’s often encouraged by the availability of helpful information that is
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Sleep medications like Ambien may interfere with this vital mechanism. Tom Hawking Published Jan 8, 2025 11:00 AM EST Certain medications can interfere with with normal sleep architecture. Credit: robert reader/Moment via Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Email addressSign up Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While
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by Darren Rhodes, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: CC0 Public Domain Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3am and wonder if something’s wrong. It might help to know that this is a deeply human experience. For most of
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by University of Southern California edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Credit: Mikhail Nilov from Pexels Millions of older Americans suffering from insomnia regularly use prescription sleep medications, despite the risk of serious side effects—such as falls, broken bones, cognitive impairment and dependence—and warnings from leading medical societies against their use. A new study from the
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by Justin Jackson, Phys.org edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Credit: Craig Adderley from Pexels Researchers at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, report that more than one in five young adults in the US use cannabis or alcohol to help them fall asleep. Nearly half of those who use cannabis said
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Peer-Reviewed Publication Washington State University What causes us to sleep? The answer may lie not only in our brains, but in their complex interplay with the micro-organisms spawned in our intestines. New research from Washington State University suggests a new paradigm in understanding sleep, demonstrating that a substance in the mesh-like walls of bacteria, known
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