If you missed out on a pair of Bose’s noise-masking Sleepbuds during the Indiegogo campaign last November, the company has now made them available to the public. They're designed to sit comfortably in your ears all night, masking traffic noise or snoring partners with relaxing natural sounds.
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New research has studied how protein levels in human blood can vary over a 24-hour period depending on when a person is sleeping and eating. The striking results found that when a person stays up all night, the patterns of over 100 different proteins in the blood are disrupted.
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A team of researchers from the University of Western Australia is set to embark on a world-first human clinical trial specifically examining the effects of medicinal cannabis on subjects suffering from chronic insomnia.
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A new study from researchers at the University of Adelaide suggests that taking vitamin B6 supplements before sleep may help a person better remember their dreams the next day. It is hoped that the specific vitamin could be recruited in the future to aid the process of lucid dreaming.
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We've already heard about earbuds known as Sleepbuds, that are designed to mask the sound of snoring. Now, however, there's a different Sleepbud earbud on its way, and it's intended to STOP its user from snoring.
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Are you a night owl or a morning lark? Some people naturally gravitate to staying up late but research is suggesting later bedtimes may be bad for your health. A large-scale study has found that night owls have a higher risk of dying sooner than those with a preference for getting to bed early.
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A new study has revealed a stark connection between sleep deprivation and increased deposits of amyloid-beta in the human brain. This is the first study to clearly measure the increase in amyloid-beta in specific areas of the human brain after just one night's disturbed sleep.
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New research has found a strong evidence indicating disruptions in sleep cycles could be an early, preclinical sign of Alzheimer’s disease. A companion study in mice found that circadian rhythm disruptions could directly accelerate the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain.
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More and more tech companies are pumping money into devices built to help us rest easy. Among those is Philips, which has introduced a new wearable that plays soft tones to help you draw more energy from a night's rest.
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Most of us tend to accept that as we get older we will slowly become more and more forgetful. But why does this happen, and can it be stopped? A new study from UC Berkeley has uncovered a mechanism explaining age-related memory loss, and it all has to do with sleep.
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