Is It Your First?Is This Normal? ‘I Struggle to Fall Asleep in New Places’ An evolutionary instinct called the 'first night effect' makes us prone to staying alert in new places -- in order to keep safe. By Devrupa Rakshit
The Cost of SleepTech Is Commodifying Sleep. Will the Future of Sleep Put Our Dreams on Sale? The rise of sleeptech has turned rest into something that can be tracked, optimized, and gamified. By Ananya Singh
Deathly Hot NightsRising Temperatures at Night May Increase Mortality Risk by 60%, Study Warns The nights getting hotter due to climate change may lead to a corresponding increase in mortality, a new study warns. By Amlan Sarkar
Midnight MysteriesThe Human Mind Wasn’t Meant to Stay Awake Past Midnight Midnight makes the brain inclined towards addictive behavior, suicidal ideation, and other high risk situations. By Amlan Sarkar
Time to SnoozeWhy Young Indians Continue to Sacrifice Sleep The fight to save sleep and value rest is more complicated than it appears. By Saumya Kalia
"Overnight Therapy"How Bad Dreams Can Be Good for Us Bad dreams allow people to process negative emotions as they lay asleep, undisturbed -- reducing emotional distress when they're up. By Devrupa Rakshit
Drifting Off...How Sleeping Next to Our Partners Can Improve Our Health and Wellbeing Sharing a bed with our romantic partners can reduce anxiety and depression, besides allowing us to fall asleep faster and sleep longer. By Devrupa Rakshit
Good Night's DespairPeople Are Sleeping Less Because of High Temperatures Globally, Shows Research “Our bodies are highly adapted to maintain a stable core body temperature, something that our lives depend on.” By Saumya Kalia
Let Me Sleep On it FirstWhy ‘Sleep on It’ Is Good Advice For Stressful Situations "Sleep... help[s] us solve problems by accessing information that is remote to the initial problem [and] may not be initially brought to mind." By Devrupa Rakshit
Early to BedWaking Up Early Is Linked to Reduced Risk of Depression, Research Suggests The study surveyed 840,000 people to show why -- and to what extent -- someone's sleep timing influences their mental health. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Dream A Little DreamOctopuses Can Dream, But Only for a Few Seconds: Study The finding is one of several new studies to suggest animal's brains function more similarly to human's than previously thought. By Liesl Goecker
Sleep Is On The AgendaNapping Isn’t Lazy; It’s Genetic, Researchers Find A new large-scale study of napping habits and genomes suggests "daytime napping is biologically driven and not just an environmental or behavioral choice." By Devrupa Rakshit
Can't Get UpAll You Need to Know About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome It's more than just feeling tired. By Devrupa Rakshit
Going Back To BedWhy Do Some People Get Headaches in the Morning? It's too early for a tension headache, but there are a few other reasons why you might wake up with a headache. By Aditi Murti
Tossing And TurningWhite Noise Doesn’t Necessarily Aid a Good Night’s Sleep, Says Study If anything, the constant auditory stimulation of white noise seems to disrupt sleep, suggests a meta-analysis of 38 studies. By Devrupa Rakshit
Crying Myself To SleepWhy Do We Feel So Tired After A Good Cry? When we cry, our heart rate increases and breathing slows down, reducing the amount of oxygen the brain receives, which leads to drowsiness. By Devrupa Rakshit
Between The SheetsIs This Normal? “I Can Only Sleep If I’m Covered With A Blanket or Sheet” There are behavioral and physiological components to the need to cover ourselves with a blanket or sheet while sleeping. By Devrupa Rakshit
Forgotten DreamsWhy Can’t We Remember Our Dreams? People have on average 4-6 dreams per night, and forget most of them. By Devrupa Rakshit