People on the internet are split over Tokyo's standing sleeping pods: 'Why did Japan make this?'

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A cafe in Tokyo offered standing sleeping pods for customers to take giraffe naps in.

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Being a Night Owl Might Raise Your Diabetes Risk

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Being a night owl might not be great for your blood sugar control, new research this week suggests. The study found that middle-aged women who prefer to stay up late were more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. This associated link was found even after the researchers accounted for other unhealthy behaviors more…

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Bill Gates used to think that sleep is lazy, and competed with colleagues to get as little rest as possible

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Bill Gates said he tracks his sleep now to maintain brain health.

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Elephant seals amaze scientists with their ability to sleep 1,200 feet deep under the ocean to avoid predators

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Elephant seal sleeping in Antarctica.

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Elon Musk says he sometimes sleeps on a couch in the library of Twitter's San Francisco headquarters

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SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses on the red carpet of the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses on the red carpet of the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

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A Bad Night's Sleep Could Weaken Your Response to Vaccines

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Getting enough sleep is refreshing for both you and your immune system, a new review of research out Monday suggests. A team found that sleeping fewer hours a night around the time of vaccination was associated with lower levels of vaccine-related antibodies, at least in some groups. More research is needed to…

Daylight-saving time is literally killing us — it's time to end this switch

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Daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12.

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'Truth serum' drugs do exist. Here's how medicines like sodium pentothal and scopolamine can manipulate the brain.

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A spiky seed from the Datura stramonium plant that contains poisonous compounds including scopolamine.
The Datura stramonium plant contains poisonous seeds that can be used to make scopolamine.

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The 4-day workweek: Science explains why it could improve our minds, bodies, and companies' bottom lines

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A UK report found tons of benefits from a four-day workweek.

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40% of employees in a 4-day work week trial reported fewer sleep issues

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Workers participating in a 4-day work week trial in the UK reported fewer issues sleeping.

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