Inside Fatigue Science

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Think you have a sleep disorder? There's no app for that... yet

We know that how much you sleep and how long you sleep has a measured impact on human health, safety and performance. Sufficient sleep is defined as 7-9 hours, but there are no shortage of reports available which demonstrate that the average adult is not getting enough.
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What is circadian rhythm?

We often refer to ‘circadian rhythm’ when we talk about the biological needs of our body to sleep. It sounds like a dance move, but it’s actually a science-y thing involving chemicals, hormones, cells and proteins all throughout your body.
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Do you know how tired you are?

In a recent Psychology Today article, Mark Wolverton, suggests that when it comes to sleep deprivation, the gravest danger is "that we no longer realize just how tired we are".
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The sleep pod predicament

We know that napping is important for shift workers like nurses and airline employees, but in an office environment not intended to be a 24/7 workplace – are nap rooms and pods solving or creating a problem?
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Don’t think you need sleep? What if we told you it boosts brain cell numbers

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin believe they have discovered a new reason why we need to sleep – it replenishes your brain cells.
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New Swedish research on the relationship between sleep and fatigue is misleading and may be harmful

New Swedish research conducted by the Stress Research Institute of Stockholm University, found that there may be little-to-no relation between how much sleep people get at night and how fatigued they feel.