In the Western world, napping is most often associated with children. While there are cultures where a midday nap is normal even for adults, most of us try to get our rest at night. However, the urge to sleep in the early afternoon is programmed into us, and sometimes very tempting. Are naps good for […]
En Occidente, la siesta se asocia sobre todo a los niños. Aunque hay culturas en las que una siesta al mediodía es normal incluso para los adultos, la mayoría de nosotros intentamos descansar por la noche. Sin embargo, las ganas de dormir a primera hora de la tarde están programadas en nosotros, y a veces […]
Sleeplessness is part of having a baby. As many new parents have noticed, newborns spend their first few weeks and months with little concept of night and day. However, babies consistently develop a normal human circadian rhythm, or roughly 24-hour rhythm, within the first few months of life. New research in chronobiology has determined a […]
El insomnio forma parte de tener un bebé. Como muchos padres primerizos han observado, los recién nacidos pasan sus primeras semanas y meses sin tener apenas noción de la noche y el día. Sin embargo, los bebés desarrollan sistemáticamente un ritmo circadiano humano normal, o ritmo de aproximadamente 24 horas, en los primeros meses de […]
Modern people are more mobile than ever. While there was a time when most people never roamed far from their birthplace, we now can visit different countries and even continents for the price of a plane ticket. This hypermobility has made both business and leisure easier, but researchers in chronobiology believe it can have grave […]
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