Science Focus Book Club: Further reading all about sleep

How can we get a good night’s sleep? Why is rest so important, and what mistakes might we be making before we go to bed? Read stories on sleep here while taking part in May's Science Focus Book Club.

Published: May 6, 2020 at 9:34 am

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Dr Guy Leschziner: What is your brain doing while you sleep?

8/11/2019
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.
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The mysteries of sleep: everything we don't know about why we snooze

11/4/2019
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...
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Michael Mosley: How much sleep do you really need?

8/5/2019
Bad news for people who love to boast about only needing four hours a night.
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Sleep, drugs and mental health: how altered states of consciousness could keep us happy

11/9/2019
Every night, we experience an altered state of consciousness called dreaming. Could we harness this power to boost our mental health?
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Alice Gregory: How to get a good night's sleep

10/24/2018
Sleep psychologist Prof Alice Gregory on the science behind a satisfying slumber.
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Wake therapy: the new technique that starves people of sleep to treat depression

5/13/2019
Up all night to get happy: psychiatrist Professor David Veale explains how sleep deprivation, under controlled conditions, can treat depression.
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What is worse for your mood – interrupted sleep or shortened sleep?

3/17/2016
We’d also argue that being hooked up to lab equipment is not conducive to a good night’s rest.
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Life in the (intermittent) fast lane: the health benefits of time restricted diets

2/28/2020
Have breakfast a little later, and dinner a little earlier, and reap the health benefits.
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It's time to listen to our body clock

9/4/2019
Ella Al-Shamahi tells us what makes our body clock tick, and why she is breaking a Commando's in a nuclear bunker.
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Can you 'bank' sleep in advance?

5/3/2012
Banking sleep will protect you for one all-nighter, but no more than that.
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