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A recent study suggested that a chemical responsible for getting the body ready for sleep was suppressed in children by too much evening light. A circadian rhythm expert explains the dangers.
If you need an alarm to get up in the morning, you’re probably not getting enough sleep.
The amount of time teens have spent working and participating in extracurricular activities has held steady in recent years. There has, however, been one big change in their lives: smartphones.
Teenagers aren’t just lazy. Their sleep hormones aren’t calibrated to let them get up and go until later in the morning – which has academic and health consequences when school starts too early.
A wake-up call for early school mornings?
We know that not getting adequate sleep means we do a disservice to our brain and our physical and metabolic health. But what are the real secrets to a good night’s rest?
We’ve all done it: enjoyed a delicious meal only to nod-off in a comfy chair for a while. A habit for some but unavoidable for others, what is it about food that can make us so sleepy?
Sleep allows many of our hormones to replenish so we have the optimal energy, immunity, appetite and coping ability to face the day’s highs and lows.
While many of these devices, especially e-readers, seem harmless enough, the light they emit may affect our sleep patterns and leave us feeling tired the next day.
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Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Health and Wellness Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Medicine, Flinders University
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Professor and Head of Paediatric Sleep Research, CQUniversity Australia
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Research Fellow / Health Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Sleep and Wellbeing, University of Sydney
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Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
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Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Sussex School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex
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Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Florida
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Former Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College London
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Senior Research Fellow in Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, University of Minnesota
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Associate Professor in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University
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Senior lecturer, University of Pretoria
