As the world is ripped apart, the poems that sing the universal enable some respite
An edited extract from a new book by Dr Michael Mosley called
4 Weeks to Better Sleep
Meet the father, the cook and the chief executive of Eskom, who wakes up at 3am and writes speeches. André de Ruyter speaks to Athandiwe Saba about the future of the power utility, balancing its debt and how to make the best bully beef toast
Depression is a mood disorder that has physical effects, including disruption of a good night’s rest
Billions of rands are lost because workers are just not getting enough shut eye
Kids that go to bed before 8pm are half as likely to become obese as those that sleep after 9pm.
Harnessing light and ignoring millennia of evolving to live with natural light and dark cycles is not good for your health, according to scientists.
A company calling itself “a sleep innovation leader” has launched the SleepIQ Kids, a “smart bed” for kids, boasting a range of features.
The latest science shows that your phone might be stopping you from getting enough sleep, raising the risk of accidents, heart ailments and diabetes.
Some of us are born larks, not owls — but try explaining that to a bunch of drunk friends at a late-night party.
A nightmare can ruin the day ahead, but a birdsong app may make for better dreams.
Napping cops have inspired an addition to the workplace lexicon, the term "cooping".
Research proves that adolescents could benefit from later starting times at high school.
Cat Pritchard beds down on the conservative
side of a R300 000 mattress at the Taj hotel and
finds herself waking up slightly right of centre.
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If narcoleptics could be diagnosed and treated within a year of symptoms presenting the illness’s impact could be greatly reduced.
A breakthrough in research at Stellenbosch University uses audio recordings to generate a ‘snoring index’, reports Marc Abrahams.