Health

It’s a Vicious Circle When It Comes to Sleep and Depression

Depression expresses itself in numerous, horrendous ways. The constant feelings of fatigue coupled with the seeming inability to escape your depressive mindset, regularly leads to an overwhelming sense of alienation…

The Need for Sleep in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s

Until recently, Alzheimer’s had been somewhat neglected by mainstream culture. And indeed, why such a debilitating, crippling condition had previously been ignored for so long, will probably elude us for…

The New Mother

In the wake of Mother's Day, International Women's Day, and in response to the incredibly condescending speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin which disparaged the strengths and integrity of ladies…

Sleepyhead: An unparalleled guide to Narcolepsy – Book Review

Dee-Dee couldn’t leave his bedroom. After being diagnosed with cataplexy - a condition that often manifests itself in the sudden loss of muscle control due to strong and/or pleasant emotions…

The Massive Cost of 6 Billion Nights of Sleep Data

According to the BBC documentary The Truth About Getting Fit, your Fitbit’s ‘beep’ in celebration when (if) you reach the 10,000 step benchmark, is somewhat premature. In fact, medical journalist Michael…

But really, why do we sleep?

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” Wise words, from Albert Einstein, who also famously said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”…