When you slip into sleep, it’s easy to imagine that your brain shuts down, but University of Michigan research suggests that groups of neurons activated during prior learning keep humming, tattooing memories into your brain. U-M researchers have been studying…
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Sorry, but your weekend lie-in could be doing you more harm than good
Do you really need the same sleep schedule every day? After five days of waking up early to get in your workouts and post-training breakfast before work, spending a Saturday morning sleeping in feels like a necessary luxury. With no…
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Study finds fragmented sleep patterns can predict vulnerability to chronic stress
New research from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Laboratory of Neural Systems and Behavior for the first time used an animal model to demonstrate how abnormal sleep architecture can be a predictor of stress vulnerability. These important findings have the potential to…
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These Weighted Blankets Make Great Gifts — and They're On Sale For Black Friday
All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. We could all use a gigantic hug right about now. But when social distancing…
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Milind Soman’s honest ‘selfie’ video schools netizens on importance of sleep to ‘deal with stress effectively’
Back from the US after an envious vacation with his wife, Bollywood’s supermodel and self claimed “fitness addict” Milind Soman is now unwinding back in Mumbai. Giving the Internet a break from his flood of romantic pictures from New York…
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Atheists are more likely to sleep better than Catholics and Baptists: study
A new study of sleep, religious affiliation, and perceptions of heaven found that atheists and agnostics are significantly more likely to be better sleepers than Catholics and Baptists. Preliminary results show that 73% of atheists and agnostics reported getting seven…
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Disrupted sleep increases the risk of cardiovascular disease by promoting inflammation
Sleep disruption has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis, but the mechanism has been unclear. A new study in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Raphael Vallat, Vyoma Shah, and Matthew Walker of the University…
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Chronic fatigue makes these businesswomen sneak sleep in the toilets
It’s 8am on a Monday morning. I’ve had ten hours of sleep, a strong coffee to kick start the day and a cold shower to get my blood pumping before heading to the office. It’s 12pm on a Monday afternoon….
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Baby box: Child welfare experts say use of sleep boxes could potentially put infants’ lives at risk
Having a baby can be expensive. So it’s maybe not surprising that many retailers around the world have cottoned on to the success of Finland’s baby boxes—a package aimed to set up new parents and their bundle of joy. The…
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Medicinal cannabis may not ease sleep problems in the long run
Medicinal cannabis might not ease sleep problems in people with chronic pain over the long term, because frequent users might build up tolerance to its sleep-inducing effects, suggests preliminary research published online in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. A second…
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