Sleep

HEALTH BITES

Health bites

23 Apr 2013

Caffeine, the flavour enhancer

10:49AM

Ask the Doctors

1 Apr 2013

I know getting too little sleep is bad for you, but is it possible to get too much sleep?

10:02AM

Studly links breathing disorders to insomnia

30 Dec 2012

Insomnia is a disorder in which the sufferer is unable to fall asleep, or stay asleep, as long as desired. Sometimes insomnia is a transient condition due to emotional stress, anxiety or a...

3:54AM

App of the week: Hypnosis Customizable Pack

18 Dec 2012

This has been a particularly hard app to review. The first three times I tried to use it, I fell asleep within minutes of hitting the start button. I was once told by a hypnotist that the hardest...

5:15PM

Eating at the wrong time can cause obesity

13 Nov 2012

It doesn't matter if you're not taking in more calories - eating at the wrong time can also cause weight gain. A new study in Nature Medicine shows that removing the clock gene in fat cells causes...

9:28AM

Rookie Mum: Sleep deprivation

30 Sep 2012

My little boy, Tom, is a bad sleeper. We have had disrupted nights ever since he was born 14 months ago. Every time I manage to get him to sleep through the night and congratulate myself about it...

2:50PM

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

2 comments

5:24AM

George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

7:12AM

Set mood for sweet dreams

Choosing the right bed is a bit like choosing the right spouse or partner. It needs to accomplish a multitude of tasks - providing not only good support and comfort in times of need, but as the...

11:01AM

Paws for thought

Hey there, Pupketeers! How's the holiday going so far? Have you made it out of bed yet?

7:23PM

letters

Incinerators won't be a waste of time

How to get rid of waste is an issue that sadly receives little attention from our government. In the face of a growing population but limited...

6:35PM

Rude awakenings

Most of us know the feeling: you've just stepped off a plane after a long-haul flight, straight into a cab and then into a high-level meeting where you are expected to perform at your best. As you...

6:19PM

Sleeping boosts our brain power

When we face a difficult problem, someone will often tell us to 'sleep on it and you'll find a solution tomorrow'.

Now, such a suggestion has been scientifically shown to be good...

5:33PM

Too little shut-eye a time bomb for the heart

Deprive yourself of sleep and you may be more likely to eat junk food, have higher anxiety levels and raise your risk for stroke symptoms. So say findings from three separate studies presented...

5:21PM