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Sleep debt or sleep deficit is the cumulative effect of not getting enough sleep. A large sleep debt may lead to mental or physical fatigue, and can adversely...

Dyssomnias are a broad classification of sleeping disorders involving difficulty getting to sleep, remaining asleep, or of excessive sleepiness. Dyssomnias...

as in REM sleep. People who do not go through the sleeping stages properly get stuck in NREM sleep, and because muscles are not paralyzed a person may...

"Sleeping Beauty" (French: La Belle au bois dormant, or The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood; German: Dornröschen, or Little Briar Rose), also titled in English...

A Little Life is a 2015 novel by American writer Hanya Yanagihara. Lengthy and tackling difficult subject matter, it garnered critical acclaim, was shortlisted...

be confused with clinophilia, a sleep disorder where a person intentionally refuses to get out of bed, regardless of a disease or not. The main symptom...

Rapid eye movement sleep (REM sleep or REMS) is a unique phase of sleep in mammals (including humans) and birds, characterized by random rapid movement...

Sleep appears to be a biological requirement for all animals except for basal species with no brain or only a rudimentary brain. It has been observed...

Sleep deprivation, also known as sleep insufficiency or sleeplessness, is the condition of not having adequate duration and/or quality of sleep to support...

Somniloquy, commonly referred to as sleep-talking, is a parasomnia in which one speaks aloud while asleep. It can range from simple mumbling sounds to...

like a death mask of himself. He opened his eyes and looked at me. 'Hello Jake' he said very slowly. 'I'm getting a little sleep. I've wanted a little sleep...

as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness. It is classified as a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia...

Wayne Philip Colin Sleep OBE (born 17 July 1948) is a British dancer, director, choreographer, and actor who appeared on the BBC series The Real Marigold...

drinking a single beer, he gets caught in the Christmas spirit and binge-drinks a dozen Tom & Jerrys. Yogi comes home, seriously drunk, and gets too little sleep...

neuroscience of sleep is the study of the neuroscientific and physiological basis of the nature of sleep and its functions. Traditionally, sleep has been studied...

Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD), more often known as delayed sleep phase syndrome and also as delayed sleep–wake phase disorder, is the delaying of a person's...

better sleep, the issue of sleep deprivation persisted. Hassan Whiteside, then with the Miami Heat, stated "it's impossible" to get a good night of sleep within...

recharge and return to a phase of optimal functioning. It is recommended that adults get 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night. Sleep is regulated by an internal...

trying to get a little sleep but with not much success. I know I cannot sleep with the thought of these men starving and cold within perhaps a very short...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder and is characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial obstruction...