Why do we sleep?
New research is giving scientists an insight into why we sleep and what happens when we do it
By Pallab GhoshScience correspondent, BBC News. Science & Environment
Sleep is a normal, indeed essential part of our lives. But if you think about it, it is such an odd thing to do.
At the end of each day we become unconscious and paralysed. Sleep made our ancestors vulnerable to attack from wild animals. So the potential risks of this process, which is universal among mammals...
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How much sleep do they need?
Newborns sleep for about 16 to 17 hours a day. However, as they grow older, they usually need less sleep. Although sleep is essential, most children don’t have good sleeping habits, and here is where we adults should come in.
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Why you need to sleep more
It may come as a surprise but an extra hour of night sleep is able to make a big difference in your life.
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Not 8, only 6 hours enough for sleep
Tanzania’s Hadzabe tribe has taken part in a new study that disapproved popular belief that a normal human being needed at least eight hours to sleep, researchers have reported.
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Why are Kenyan pupils not getting enough sleep?
Kenyan pupils are increasingly being asked to be at school by 6:30am despite classes not starting until 8am.
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TheCitizen23 Feb
Weird reasons you don’t sleep well
You finally have a legitimate reason not to respond to a late-night email from your boss. According to a new study conducted by Michigan State University, people who use their phones for work-related purposes after 9 p.m. don’t sleep that well and are less productive the following day.
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Real Homes16 Mar
Can't sleep? Rest better with these sleeping tips
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TheCitizen19 Jul
Too much sleep in middle age is as bad for you as too little
Sleeping too much in middle age can be just as bad for you as not having enough, it emerged yesterday.
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TheCitizen13 Nov
I will sleep in the bar drinking, says Tanzania’s Mr. Nice
Tanzanian musician, Mr. Nice, has defended his drinking habit by telling critics that he will drink as much as his wants, even if it means sleeping at the bar.
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TheCitizen11 Jan
PARENTING: Children with TVs in their bedrooms get less sleep
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