Will This Week’s Perseid Meteor Showers (or Full Moon) Mess With Your Sleep?
Stargazers everywhere are setting their sights on the Perseid meteor showers this week, or what NASA considers “the best meteor shower of the year.” Typically making their appearance every year around mid-July to
Too Little Sleep May Harm Kids’ Brains
Bedtime struggles are one of the most common conversation starters for parents at the local playground. And it turns out, this frustrating parent/child struggle may be a fight worth having with your little
Sleep Diaries: Dr. Jennifer Martin
Welcome to Sleepopolis News’ “Sleep Diary” series. This is the second in an ongoing series of deep dives into how people’s days affect their sleep. Jennifer Martin likes her room to be filled
Sleep Myths From the Internet: What’s True, What’s False and What’s In Between?
A Tiktok video trend began circulating a few months ago asking, “What’s a scam that’s become so normalized that we didn’t even realize it’s a scam anymore?” This got us thinking, what sleep
Grab Your PJs; Casper Wants To Hire You To Sleep On Their Mattress…In Public
With all the changes we’ve seen in the workplace over the last few years, no one could have guessed that sleeping on the job would now be a requirement instead of a cause
Lawsuit Alleges Zarbee’s Kids Melatonin Contains Higher Doses Than Claims
A class action lawsuit claims that a popular children’s melatonin supplement contains twice the amount of melatonin as advertised. The suit filed by Dovel & Luner in California against Zarbee’s says that their
Gen Z and Millennials Prone to ‘Sunday Scaries’
If you’ve ever struggled to fall asleep on a Sunday night, you are not alone. A new study by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine shows that the “Sunday Scaries” are real, and
Everything You Need To Know About Hiring a Night Nanny or Doula
Postpartum parents, who just endured one of the most physically demanding journeys of their life (childbirth!), are then tasked with caring for their newborn that rarely sleeps longer than three hours around the
How Powerful Solar Storms May Mess With Your Circadian Rhythm
A massive solar storm is set to hit Earth’s magnetic field today (August 3) due to solar winds from a “hole” in the sun’s atmosphere, according to a recent alert by the National
Sleep Diaries: Dr. Kristen Casey
Welcome to Sleepopolis News’ “Sleep Diary” series. This is the first in an ongoing series of deep dives into how people’s days affect their sleep. Dr. Kristen Casey remembers laying in bed as