Dr Guy Leschziner What is your brain doing while you sleep?
While your body switches off, your brain kicks in, and the quality of your sleep has a lot to do with what it’s working on.
The clocks have gone back, leaving many of us reaching for the coffee as our body clocks struggle to realign. But there are many aspects of sleep that still leave experts scratching their heads...
Michael Mosley How much sleep do you really need?
Bad news for people who love to boast about only needing four hours a night.
Sleep, drugs and mental health How altered states of consciousness could keep us happy
Every night, we experience an altered state of consciousness called dreaming. Could we harness this power to boost our mental health?
Sleep psychologist Prof Alice Gregory on the science behind a satisfying slumber.
Up all night to get happy: psychiatrist Professor David Veale explains how sleep deprivation, under controlled conditions, can treat depression.
We’d also argue that being hooked up to lab equipment is not conducive to a good night’s rest.
Life in the (intermittent) fast lane Have breakfast a little later, and dinner a little earlier, and reap the health benefits
Have breakfast a little later, and dinner a little earlier, and reap the health benefits.
Ella Al-Shamahi tells us what makes our body clock tick, and why she is breaking a Commando's in a nuclear bunker.
Banking sleep will protect you for one all-nighter, but no more than that.
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