Did you know you are actually uglier if you don't get enough sleep? Yes, "beauty sleep" is real, according to a new study by a group of researchers. Swedish researchers, so you know it's true.

On Tuesday, Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) gave a speech about domestic violence on the floor of the US House of Representatives. Behind Poe sat his grandson, who repeatedly dozed off—even after being slapped by an aide! Watch inside.

Chronically masturbating actor James Franco has finally responded to reports he slept through class at Columbia: "It was this extra thing, it was 10 at night, it wasn't a class." Sounding a little cranky—maybe Jimmy needs a nap?

Couples cannot figure out how to sleep together. Teens are too wired to slumber. And celebrities think they're so special they don't even need to sleep. Does this sleep crisis threaten to destroy America? You could say that, yes.

New Alzheimers test! DNA for cancer! Grownups with pediatricians! Questions about statins! Patella band analysis! The science of sleep! And belly fat of doom! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—or do we?

Osteo danger! Fireworks injuries! Sleepy teens! Picky eaters! Ozzy columns! Obese necks! Gifted tests! And hair loss genes that want to render your body uncommonly smooth! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—one-handed, by necessity!

Luxury mattress makers E.S. Kluft sell a $33,000 mattress called the Palais Royale. It will probably not make you sleep that much better than an $800 mattress from Sleepy's. So how do they justify charging that much?

A new study shows sleeping less than six hours a day makes you 12% likelier to die before age 65. Sleeping more than nine hours ups your chances of dying prematurely by 30%. Red Bull is now a life saver!

Have you ever wondered how you wound up naked in the hall closet clutching a pint of Ben & Jerry's? Or how you woke up with the tip of your finger cut off? A few doctors may have answers.

Important AP news analysis: is Barack Obama sleepy? He gets three hours less sleep a night than Bush and he stayed up until 1 a.m. one night!

Westin Hotels had a media event in Times Square today celebrating their new survey showing that 51% of US travelers "prefer a great night's sleep to great sex." Shit. Two percent difference and there woulda been fuckin' in Times Square.

Scientists have finally pinned down the gene mutation that allows two peculiar superhuman women to function on a mere 6.5 hours of sleep per night. One day that could be you! [NYT]

The Pew Research Center is back with some groundbreaking news to share. Apparently, people who happen to be unemployed tend to nap a little bit more during the week than those who have jobs to go to every day. But people who work regular jobs from Monday to Friday typically nap a bit more on weekends. Crazy, huh? Then…

Things I Did On My July 4th Vacation: hit up The New Museum's Younger Than Jesus exhibition. It's a contemporary art exhibit showcasing only artists born after 1976. It ends today. Here is what I saw, presented without comment.

For years, doctors and researchers have stressed the importance of getting eight or nine hours of sleep. Sleep-deprived zombies can take heart in the list of people who do with much less: Barack Obama, for example, says he gets by with just four hours a night and yet he still seems capable of, like, running the…

How does James Franco manage to take classes at both NYU and Columbia while penning a book while keeping his acting career going? Evidently only with lots of naps.

A poll conducted by the by the National Sleep Foundation finds nearly a third of all Americans are losing sleep because they're worried about the economy. "Money fears far outweigh other problems—such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, global warming or a terror attack—when it comes to staying awake at night." [NYP]

Don't you wish there was a magic pill you could take when you go to bed that would make you wake up on time, feeling refreshed, without an alarm clock? Well according to medical science, there is no such thing. Sorry. But according to 37 year-old mom of three Cathy Beggan from New Jersey, her special time-release…