https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep
Nine-year-old Jane Rowth blinked her eyes open and squinted out into the moody evening shadows. She and her mother had just awoken from a short sleep. Mrs Rowth got up and went over to the

https://www.sleepadvisor.org/history-of-sleep/
The first, commonly practiced during the 15th and 16th centuries, is when you go to sleep in the evening, wake up during the night for several hours, and fall back asleep. The second type is when you sleep at night and take a nap during the day (and is usually caused by daytime sleepiness).

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Narrated by Thomas Jones. Explore the rise and fall of Julius Caesar through the years. Get cozy and enjoy our historical sleepy story.00:00 Welcome to Get S

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Download Calm: https://cal.mn/YouTubeTrouble Sleeping? We challenge anyone to stay awake for all 24 minutes of this sleep-inducing masterpiece, Blue Gold, na

https://sleep.hms.harvard.edu/education-training/public-education/sleep-and-health-education-program/sleep-health-education-101
Milestones in the History of Sleep. Watch Dr. Robert Stickgold recall the discovery of brain activity during sleep, one of the most important advances in sleep research, Dr. Dennis Dean discuss the impact of artificial lighting on today's society, and Dr. Charles Czeisler describe the discovery of the phenomenon of sleep inertia.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/09/health/sleep-history-wellness-scn/index.html
Like many people, historian A. Roger Ekirch thought that sleep was a biological constant - that eight hours of rest a night never really varied over time and place. But while researching

https://www.sleepjunkie.com/history-of-sleep/
A sleep historian, Roger Ekirch, states the recent invention of electricity, artificial lights, and a demand for extended workdays have caused human beings to adjust their sleep habits, causing an influx of sleep disorders, anxiety, and stress. Between the 1600's and 1700s, humans have switched from a biphasic sleep pattern to a monophasic

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/science/the-evolution-of-sleep-700-million-years-of-melatonin.html
A new study on melatonin hints that it evolved some 700 million years ago. The authors of the study propose that our nightly slumbers evolved from the rise and fall of our tiny oceangoing

https://www.sleephealthjournal.org/article/S2352-7218(18)30183-9/fulltext
History. Sleep disorder. Segmented sleep. Over the past 2 decades, historians, joined by anthropologists, sociologists, and literary critics, have discovered the scholarly importance of sleep. With the rapid growth of sleep medicine as a field of clinical study and practice, historians have awakened to this vital commonplace of everyday

https://www.sleepcycle.com/sleep-science/a-brief-history-of-sleep-science/
A (brief) history of sleep science. Dec 8, 2020 Sleep Cycle. From ancient Egyptians to Aristotle and beyond, humans have a history of fascination around sleep. While the first advances in sleep research date back to 400 BC, the last century has delivered a steady drumbeat of groundbreaking discovery.

https://www.sleephealthjournal.org/article/S2352-7218(18)30183-9/abstract
This article, in noting the recent interest of historians in sleep, assesses both the difficulties and the advantages of studying human sleep in the past. The history of sleep affords important new perspectives not only on everyday life in earlier centuries but also on the underlying origins of contemporary sleep disorders, including middle-of-the-night insomnia.

https://theconversation.com/a-short-history-of-insomnia-and-how-we-became-obsessed-with-sleep-211729
Insomnia is a form of torture. Sleep deprivation is literally a form of torture. Roman consul Marcus Atilius Regulus is allegedly the first person in recorded history to die of insomnia. In about

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#sleep #story #transformers Embark on a mesmerizing journey through the cosmic corridors of Cybertron with our soothing "History of the Transformers Sleep St

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zt4n3qt
The first documented observations of sleeping began to emerge in approximately 450BC. It was during this time that Alcmaeon, an ancient Greek physician, suggested that sleep may be a period of

https://www.news-medical.net/health/History-of-Sleep.aspx
Just two years later, the team of Loomis, Harvey, and Hobart discovered the five stages of sleep and named the brain waves characteristic of each as alpha, low voltage, spindles, spindles plus

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30442319/
Abstract. This article, in noting the recent interest of historians in sleep, assesses both the difficulties and the advantages of studying human sleep in the past. The history of sleep affords important new perspectives not only on everyday life in earlier centuries but also on the underlying origins of contemporary sleep disorders, including

https://radicesleep.com/blogs/magazine/how-sleep-has-changed-over-history
By the 1920s, our sleeping pattern had evolved entirely: instead of the two-sleep cycle with a gap in between, people slept later, spending their time socializing, working, and doing various activities longer into the night. Eventually, we stayed up later until there was no more time for two separate periods of rest.

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Baby's First Trick or Treat Halloween Book. A spooky but sweet story about trick-or-treating for babies and toddlers. 10 Min Stories Age 7-12 Bedtime Illustrated Stories. Modern Stories Sleep and Bedtime Stories Toys.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4918987/
While these latter disorders were for the first time in the history of sleep medicine classified in the first version of the diagnostic system of sleep disorders as "disorders of the sleep-wake schedule." 20 This new diagnostic category of disorders, called "circadian rhythm sleep disorders," is fully established now. Sleep-wake

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2413168/
The story of narcolepsy is an example of the major advances that Sleep Medicine has made in the last 50 years. It clearly indicates how scientific progress in the neurobiology of sleep has resulted in novel understanding of a strange and disabling disease known clinically for over a century. ... HISTORY OF THE SLEEP FOUNDATIONS: NATIONAL SLEEP

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22 min. Happy Minds. The Happiest Mermaid (Sleep Meditation) 4.8 (271) Whether you are a parent of a child or an adult seeking better sleep, bedtime stories are an excellent nightly habit to add to the bedtime routine as they leave the worries and cares of the day behind and let the imagination soar for a deep sleep.

https://today.ucsd.edu/story/how-your-sleep-patterns-change-can-tell-you-about-your-health
Phenotype 1: What we think of as "normal" sleep. In this phenotype, people get about eight hours of uninterrupted sleep for at least six days in a row. This is the type of sleep recommended by the National Institutes of Health and was the most common sleep type researchers found. Phenotype 2: People sleep continuously about half the nights

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/06/18/better-sleep-loneliness-study/74137176007/
People who get a good night's sleep tend to be less lonely, and rewards are especially notable among young adults, according to new findings in a small study presented earlier this month. The

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/14/business/wells-fargo-staff-wfh-nightcap/index.html
A version of this story appeared in CNN Business' Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. New York CNN — The pandemic may have released us from the tyranny of the

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/detroit-is/2024/06/23/michael-wilson-detroit-tigers-negro-leagues-detroit/74174513007/
Former Tigers draft pick Michael Wilson is rooted in Negro Leagues history. Hamtramck native Michael Wilson learned baseball in Detroit's Park & Recreation League. And the former Tigers draft pick

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Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story is rather befitting of our show - we'll explore the fascinating history of beds, travelling through millennia and

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In 1939, Juneteenth celebrants witnessed a poignant program that reenacted slavery days by 50 ex-slaves living in Fort Worth. They ranged in ages from 74 to 105, with Lucy Crayton of 1105 E

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/22/71-year-old-contestant-miss-texas-usa-pageant/74179744007/
USA TODAY. 0:00. 0:54. A 71-year-old from El Paso is making history this weekend as the oldest contestant in the Miss Texas USA pageant. Marissa Teijo is slated to compete in the pageant in

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/06/23/virginia-african-american-history-course-proposed-revisions/
June 23, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order banning "inherently divisive concepts" from the classroom when he took office in 2022. (Craig Hudson for

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/well/sleep-apnea-weight-loss-drug.html
New research showed that tirzepatide, the compound in Zepbound, improved symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea. Reporting from the American Diabetes Association conference in Orlando, Fla. Sue