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Coffin suites and prison cells: Is this the world's WEIRDEST hotel?
Ever fancied sleeping in a coffin? Or perhaps you would prefer a flying bed? This German hotel has some bizarre rooms that it claims are works of art.
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Sleep Deprivation Leads to Symptoms of Schizophrenia
A new study reports that 24 hours of sleep deprivation can lead to symptoms similar to schizophrenia in healthy people.
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The peculiar Chinese habit of sleeping in Ikea stores
China's inexplicable fondness for napping in strange locations is a well-documented affair. The Telegraph has a gallery showcasing photographer Kevin Frayer's unique interest in cataloging those who have decided to slumber in the various Ikea stores dotting the country.
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18 Scary Facts About Where You Sleep
Your dreams will be anything but sweet after finding out these 18 nightmare-inducing facts about your bed.
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How Much Sleep Do You Actually Need?
Are you over or under sleeping?
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Sleeping friend and bread with jam
Yum-yum tasty!
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Awake within a dream: lucid dreamers show greater insight in waking life
People who are aware they are asleep when they are dreaming have better than average problem-solving abilities, new research has discovered. Experts from the University of Lincoln, UK, say that those who experience ‘lucid dreaming’ – a phenomena where someone who is asleep can recognise that they are dreaming – can solve problems in the waking world better than those who remain unaware of the dream until they wake up.
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We may be one step closer to a cure for jet lag
No amount of pampering, pillow-fluffing, or photon-showering on airplanes has yet saved corporate jet-setters and global adventurists from the pain of jet lag. But new research published in eLife has sniffed out a potentially potent solution: a drug that would tamper with the master sleep cycle gene to help haggard fliers quickly adjust to time differences.
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A Gene That Makes You Need Less Sleep?
Since June, 1957, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been monitoring America’s health habits, tabulating things like whether we smoke, drink, or sit around all day, and how many of us visit our doctors regularly and take our medications at the prescribed times. Until recently, though, one aspect of our behavior largely escaped note: the amount of time we spend sleeping. And so, in 2009, the C.D.C. decided to add a sleep dimension to its survey.
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Scientists agree: Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone
If you're feeling sleepy and want to wake yourself up — and have 20 minutes or so to spare before you need to be fully alert — there's something you should try. It's more effective than drinking a cup of coffee or taking a quick nap. It's drinking a cup of coffee and then taking a quick nap. This is called a coffee nap.
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What is the blue light from our screens really doing to our eyes?
We’ve known for a while that excessive screen time is not good for your sleep schedule, but the latest findings are overwhelmingly gloomy – and extend well beyond insomnia.
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The man who sued a video game developer for making an excellent game
A Canadian man is suing a video game developer because the game is too addictive. 25-year-old Sam Fisher admits he became unable to shower, dress himself, communicate with others and sleep at night... Read more here http://mmo-play.com/news-busters/man-law-suit-game-company
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When You Can't Afford Sleep
Many low-income workers get just four or five hours of rest each day. Research shows their bodies might never recover.
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Snoring linked to having a fat tongue, researchers say
Obese adults with a larger tongue may have a higher risk of sleep apnea, according to a new study from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine released Wednesday.
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The Evolution of Sleep: 700 Million Years of Melatonin
A new study suggests that humans’ melatonin-driven sleep cycles started some 700 million years ago, in worms.
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The Evolution of Sleep: 700 Million Years of Melatonin
As much as we may try to deny it, Earth’s cycle of day and night rules our lives. When the sun sets, the encroaching darkness sets off a chain of molecular events spreading from our eyes to our pineal gland, which oozes a hormone called melatonin into the brain. When the melatonin latches onto neurons, it alters their electrical rhythm, nudging the brain into the realm of sleep.
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NASA may get astronauts to Mars using deep sleep and intravenous drips
NASA has backed a study by SpaceWorks Enterprises looking into the use of deep sleep in order to allow astronauts to travel long distances in space. The first of such missions is going to be sending humans to Mars, a journey that will take around 180 days using current space tech.
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NASA putting the mars-bound astronauts in deep sleep
NASA plans to put the Mars-bound astronauts in deep sleep so as to lower the overall cost and make the conditions more feasible and economic for astronauts.
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Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend and Here's What That Means
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday at 2 a.m., which means that we’re all going to spend a few minutes scratching our heads trying to figure out whether we’re gaining or losing an hour of sleep.
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Why Humans Sleep in the Same Bed
With a guest in town occupying the second bedroom of our Manhattan apartment, my three-year-old son, a notorious sideways sleeper, bunked with my pregnant wife and me. Too many snores and little feet in the back of my neck, I relocated to the sofa, where I was blessed with the best night’s sleep I’ve had in months.
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