You’re a real jerk if you do this in bed — literally. A Maryland-based doctor is sharing why people often twitch or experience the sensation that they’re falling just before they fall asleep. Taking to TikTok last month, pain management specialist Dr. Kunal Sood said the hypnagogic or hypnic jerk phenomenon may stem from “confusion” … Read more
Early bird gets the worm. Night owls get health problems. People who stay up late — or all night — are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes and have unhealthy lifestyle behaviors than morning people, according to a new study published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. And, scientists say, you can’t necessarily change these … Read more
A mom from Scotland was left petrified after security cameras caught a man breaking into her home and sleeping in her bed, only to leave the house covered in blood. But the story doesn’t end there — he even sent the woman a bizarre follow-up message on social media to thank her for the restful … Read more
The end-of-summer heat wave is every New Yorker’s nightmare — and could be causing them, too. According to experts, extreme heat can disrupt sleep patterns and influence dreams, sometimes resulting in bizarre ones. While the cause of dreams remains largely a mystery, the general belief is that the shut-eye visions are meant to help the brain … Read more
How to see if their slumber is fuga-Zzz. Tired of your tots pretending to sleep so they can watch television? Not to fear: A Tennessee dad has devised a clever bit of “reverse psychology” to tell if the nipper is faking a snooze, which he detailed in a video with over 24.5 million views on … Read more
Heads up! This is the hottest traveler’s must-have for bedding down. Getting cozy on an airplane — namely in the middle seat of a cramped three-person row — is virtually impossible. But frequent flyers with a penchant for comfort have recently discovered a blow-up accouterment that’s putting sleepyheads to rest. “When you got the middle … Read more
It’s arrested development. An unnamed 26-year-old man took a good-natured ribbing online after revealing he still enjoys crawling into bed with his mother — much to the chagrin of the women he dates. “My girlfriend, 24, and I have been dating for about four months now,” the hapless heartbreaker shared in a now-trending Reddit post. … Read more
The top things to think about to get a good night’s sleep are your favorite moments of the past day (45%), your partner or family (44%) and work (36%), new research found. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults split evenly by generation revealed that while a common belief among Americans may be that thinking about … Read more
How did you sleep last night? Not too well, if you’re like many Americans: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 35% of US adults don’t get enough sleep on a regular basis. This is more than just annoying, because sleeping less than seven hours a day is linked to a greater risk … Read more
Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to keep your memory. People on the night shift may run a greater risk of memory loss compared to those takin’ care of business during the day, a new study has shown. Researchers at York University in Canada found that those working shifts outside the average 9 a.m. … Read more
A California TikToker had the internet ready to take to the mattresses after revealing she and her husband regularly switch which side of the bed they sleep on. Angelina Murphy — posting as @renovatingourhome — dropped her boudoir bombshell in a video that has racked up roughly 1 million views. “Okay I really need to … Read more
If a teenager is wrestling with emotional issues, maybe they’re suffering from “social jet lag.” Social jet lag is the difference between our body’s natural sleep needs (or chronotype) and the time that social tasks — including social media — keep us awake. Health experts have now found that late-night screen time is a primary … Read more
Simply thinking you had a good night’s sleep is more significant to your mood than actually getting a good night’s sleep, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal Emotion, found that just feeling like you had a restful sleep has a greater impact on well-being than paying attention to target sleep goals … Read more
Don’t sleep on your health — getting extra shut-eye on the weekends could be wreaking havoc on your gut, a new study says. Researchers from King’s College London found a link between “social jet lag” — a disruption of the body’s internal clock caused by an irregular sleep schedule — and negative health consequences. The study … Read more
Scientists have revived a 46,000-year-old parasite, previously thought to be extinct, that has been “living” in the Siberian permafrost. Detailed in a study published in PLOS Genetics, scientists found through carbon analysis that the microscopic nematodes, better known as roundworms, dated back to the late Pleistocene era. “This little worm could now be in line … Read more
Sweet dreams await thanks to these sleep tips. Dr. Karan Rajan, a surgeon with the UK’s National Health Service — and who boasts millions of followers on social media — is sharing a list of the top five things that are ruining your sleep. Getting plenty of rest — more than seven hours per night, … Read more
MILs get a bad rep, but this one takes the cake. Taking to an advice column, one new mom vented about how her MIL managed to talk her husband into changing their newborn’s name while she was asleep, recovering from her C-section. People responded furiously in the comments and the advice columnist even went as far as to tell … Read more
Mara and Christopher Doemland were constantly “at each other’s throats” until they quit sleeping together. Mara, 30, a stay-at-home-mom of five with tots ranging in age from 2 months to 10, was perpetually cranky due to a lack of sleep — mostly thanks to Christopher’s buzz saw-like snoring. And Christopher, 37, a work-from-home crypto day trader, … Read more
A 73-year-old longtime youth sports coach in New Jersey was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage boy following the pair sharing shots of whiskey. Robert R. “Ronnie” Marino, a well-known youth sports coach in Bridgeton, was arrested on the Fourth of July and charged with first-degree sexual assault and first- and second-degree counts of endangering the the … Read more
‘Til sleep deficit do us part? Incessant morning alarms and a crescendo of house-rattling snores could drive a wedge in a marriage and make it nearly impossible to catch some z’s, prompting an estimated one-third of couples to file for “sleep divorce.” A recent survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine of more than … Read more