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Do you have 'COVID-somnia'? These sleep tips might help
(HealthDay)—If the pandemic is causing you to lose sleep at night, you're not alone.
Jan 3, 2022
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Expert discusses the impact of daylight saving time on the body
This Sunday morning, most people in the United States will turn their clocks back by one hour in observance of daylight saving time, but won't get "an extra hour" of sleep. Daylight saving time just changes our circadian ...
Nov 2, 2018
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Science Says: How daylight saving time affects health
Office workers bemoan driving home in the dark. Night owls relish the chance to sleep in. As clocks tick toward the end of daylight saving time, many sleep scientists and circadian biologists are pushing for a permanent ban ...
Oct 31, 2019
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Adjusting your body clock when the time changes
As we reset our clocks and watches for daylight saving time, it's a good opportunity to think about our body clocks as well. Our bodies naturally operate on 24-hour cycles, called circadian rhythms, that respond to external ...
Nov 4, 2014
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Rise in childhood short-sightedness may be linked to pandemic, suggests Hong Kong study
A rise in cases of short-sightedness (myopia) among children in Hong Kong may be linked to a significant decrease in the time they have been able to spend outdoors and a sharp rise in screen time during the coronavirus pandemic, ...
Aug 2, 2021
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Study finds later school start times prevent sleep deprivation for parents of middle and high school students
A new study by researchers at National Jewish Health finds that parents of adolescents got more sleep when middle and high schools start about an hour later, while the sleep habits of parents of younger children were unaffected ...
Jan 5, 2022
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Always sleepy after the change to daylight saving time?
(HealthDay)—You lost an hour's sleep overnight Saturday when the clocks moved ahead. But there are a number of things you can do to cope with the switch to daylight saving time, a sleep expert says.
Mar 8, 2015
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Smoothing the transition to daylight saving time
(HealthDay)—Be prepared to lose a bit of sleep this weekend with the switch to Daylight Saving Time, but one doctor offers some tips for a smooth transition.
Mar 11, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research shows daylight has big impact on cognitive functions
Imagine you are in a laboratory room watching two African grass rats trying to navigate through a maze. One grass rat moves through the course quickly and finds its way out easily. The other struggles and cannot figure out ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Daylight saving time—why some have a hard time making the switch
For the most part, adjusting our clocks an hour ahead—as we will do this weekend—comes as good news: it is a welcome change from the long, dark winter.
Mar 9, 2017
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