Sleep

From nightcaps to nightmares: the many ways alcohol disrupts your sleep

Despite Dr Alex George’s recent experience of sobriety negatively affecting his sleep, alcohol remains a reliable way to disrupt your rest, in the long and short term.

Max Sanderson

14, Dec, 2024 @11:00 AM

Going on a cruise is bad for your health | Brief letters

27, Nov, 2024 @6:00 PM

Irregular sleep pattern raises risk of stroke and heart attack, study finds

Variations in time a person goes to sleep and wakes up ‘strongly associated’ with higher risk of negative impacts

Andrew Gregory Health editor

26, Nov, 2024 @11:30 PM

How do I stay healthy in my 50s?

Ageing isn’t something that simply starts after you’ve reached a certain year. It’s a lifelong process, and in midlife your health needs can change

Sarah Sloat

21, Nov, 2024 @5:00 PM

Do you want to hear about my dreams? No, I didn’t think so | Adrian Chiles

There are some conversational subjects that are guaranteed to get listeners yawning. And I’ve tried them all, writes Adrian Chiles

Adrian Chiles

21, Nov, 2024 @11:00 AM

Inside I am smiling. So why do I always look so miserable? | Adrian Chiles

I have a chronic case of resting not-happy face. But everything I try just makes it worse, says Adrian Chiles

Adrian Chiles

13, Nov, 2024 @4:21 PM

Heart attacks, diabetes, divorce: tackling the dangers faced by UK’s army of night workers

Night Club, which has helped more than 10,000 workers recover their physical and psychological wellbeing, now has four demands for Labour

Yvonne Roberts

09, Nov, 2024 @5:00 PM

Cannabis can help some people – but not everyone – sleep

Study explains THC can help young adults with depression or anxiety but otherwise could worsen sleep problems

Hannah Harris Green

09, Nov, 2024 @12:00 PM

Should you make your bed in the morning? Why some doctors say no

Medically minded social media influencers have been encouraging people to leave their bed linen dishevelled – and all because of the humble dust mite

06, Nov, 2024 @3:42 PM

Is it true that … the blue light from night-time scrolling can stop you sleeping?

We often blame our phone’s glare for finding it difficult to fall asleep. But our expert thinks things are more complicated

Kate Lloyd

04, Nov, 2024 @8:00 AM

Digested week: Crap telly, power naps – oh and I think I may have saved a friend’s life | John Crace

Also this week, Sunak fails to go out with a bang, while his party can just about be bothered to pick his replacement

John Crace

01, Nov, 2024 @11:49 AM

The naughty siesta: why workers are secretly napping at home

A cheeky little sleep during office hours is more popular than ever – but the days of the furtive snooze may be numbered

28, Oct, 2024 @2:58 PM

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