Early birds and night owls are the best-known ' chronotypes ' – profiles that describe when during the day a person is most ...

The familiar labels "night owl" and "early bird," long used in sleep research, don't fully capture the diversity of human ...

Good sleep patterns are vital as the brain flushes toxins while asleep Getty A study found that poor sleep can negatively impact how well the glymphatic system works The system works by collecting ...

In the 1990s, a woman approached sleep neurologist Christopher Jones at the University of Utah with an unusual complaint. She would fall asleep very early in the evening and wake up for the day at 2AM ...

Unhealthy sleep patterns and shorter sleep duration are correlated with increased obesity risk in American adults. Sleep pattern scoring provides a more comprehensive predictive indicator for obesity ...

* A mutation in the dec2 gene enables efficient sleep and slows aging * Natural short sleepers exhibit better emotional and cognitive health * Animal sleep patterns reveal //evolution's diverse take ...