The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that middle and high schools begin their day no earlier than 8:30 a.m. to allow for adequate rest for teens. The correct answer to "What time should school start?" is "whenever the poor teachers want."
This Sleepy Great Dane Puppy Is All of Us
Mornings are the goddamn worst: Hitting snooze 6 to 8 times, trying to make coffee when you haven't had any coffee yet, getting out of bed ever again. Why? Ban mornings.
A Louisiana man became locked inside a United Airlines jet after he fell asleep during the flight and slept, unnoticed, until the plane was locked and abandoned.
Truck Drivers Outraged That They'll Get More Sleep Soon
You'd think that if you worked more than 80 hours a week and somebody came to you and said, "Hey buddy, I only want you to work 70 hours a week now," you'd be happy as a clam. Unless you were a long-haul trucker. Never satisfied, these guys.
Lack of sleep makes you stupid, vulnerable, cancerous, ugly, fat, diabetic, depressed, diseased, infected, angry, moody, inattentive, forgetful, slow, and, eventually, DEAD. When will you learn? Oh right, you're too tired.
Losing Sleep for a Week Can Lead to Immediate Weight Gain
Fourth meal is doing nobody no good. Not only is a healthy weight associated with a full night's sleep, but a recent study shows something more shocking and immediate—cutting down on sleep hours over just a week can lead to immediate weight increase.
If you sleep on your side, you are quite ordinary and boring. If you sleep on your stomach, you are a special flower.
Mitt Romney Might Fall Asleep During Tonight's Debate
If Mitt Romney, who never makes any mistakes, gives a subpar performance at tonight's debate, we'll all know why: he, like Rick Perry before him, was just too tired. According to a report from Buzzfeed, Mitt got almost no sleep Monday night. The cause? A loud train near the candidate's Denver hotel:
Connecticut Man Swears He Was Sleepwalking, Not Committing Armed Robbery. Also, This Is All a Dream.
The next time you get caught doing something you shouldn't (stealing food off a friend's plate, coveting thy neighbor's wife, etc.) one way you could try to get out of it is by opening your eyes really wide and yelling "Oh, what, what time is it, where am I, oh, man, I was asleep, bro, I was fast asleep and I just…
About One-Third of People in the U.S. Have Sleepwalked
A study published in the journal Neurology today suggests that almost one in three people in the U.S. will sleepwalk at some point in their lives.
Go Back to Sleep
Look, this isn't anything you don't already know: every so often a scientist will pop up to remind us that sleep is very, very important. But today, with our clocks set one hour forward for Daylight Savings Time, it seems especially relevant.
Sleep Alone, Mess Up Your Baby
Freshman 15! Conjoined twins! Breast milk! Wino diet! Lonely sleepers! Yoga pain! Soda targeting! Cold flu! And some health facts just aren't funny! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—supportively!
Just 15 Minutes of Daily Exercise Can Make You an Old Weakling
Menopause things! Cancer secrets! Exercise longevity! Teen sleepers! Prostate genes! Virus superdrug! Healthy obesity! Addiction breakthrough! And Alzheimer's patients demand pancakes! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—in an ultimately futile manner!
Lazy Larry the Melatonin Brownie's 'Heinous' Marketing
Two mayors in Massachusetts are livid over brownies called Lazy Cakes, that contain 8mg of sleep aid melatonin, saying the cartoon on the package is a scheme to attract children. The mayors of Fall River and New Bedford now want them banned. One doctor called the Lazy Cakes marketing scheme "heinous," while one mayor…
Think Twice About Flying Red-Eye To DC
Here's something that should restore confidence in the FAA: The only air traffic controller at Washington's Reagan National Airport early Wednesday morning was either sleeping on the job or got "locked out" of the control tower, forcing two pilots to land passenger jets on their own, according to The Washington Post.…
Here's the Sleepiest Cat in the World
Well, folks, the headline pretty much says it all... here's 78 seconds of a really, really, really sleepy cat begrudgingly being woken up by its owners (who want to assure you that it's not drugged—or dead!—just sleepy).
Your iPad Is the Reason You Can't Sleep
According to a recent study, the artificial light emitted by iPads, computer screens, Blackberries, and all those other electronic devices that you rely on so heavily is keeping you from falling asleep. Yes, technology makes you tired.
Now We Need Pacemakers for Our Tummies
Sleep losers! Stomach pacemakers! Pork sloganeers! Cadmium poisoners! Cancer fallers! Food fighters! Proton inhibitors! Mite worriers! And puppy survivors! It's your Friday Health Watch, where we watch your health—with little to no equilibrium!
Outer Space Smells Like NASCAR
Space smell! Science selling secrets! Copper popularity! Alcoholism genes! Pregnant running! Infant sleeping! Bullies exposed! Dinosaur footprints explained! And fat black widows! It's your Tuesday Science Watch, where we watch science—successfully!
Want to Memorize Something? Take a Nap
German researchers have published a study claiming that quick naps can help the brain process and retain information. Not that you need an excuse to fall asleep at your desk every afternoon.
