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The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli, 1781

Meditation-relaxation therapy may offer escape from the terror of sleep paralysis

12 Aug 2020

Sleep paralysis – a condition thought to explain a number of mysterious experiences including alleged cases of alien abduction and demonic night-time...

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Sleeping lady

Sleeping over eight hours a day associated with greater risk of stroke

25 Feb 2015

People who sleep for more than eight hours a day have an increased risk of stroke, according to a study by the University of Cambridge – and this...

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Ak, in his laboratory in the Institute of Metabolic Science

'Extreme Sleepover #5’ - a night in the life of a shift-working medic and clock biologist

26 Dec 2011

In the fifth of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, medic and scientist Dr Ak Reddy describes the challenges of disrupting our...

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Neurons

3pm slump? Why a sugar rush may not be the answer

17 Nov 2011

Protein not sugar stimulates cells keeping us thin and awake, new study suggests.

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Meerkat

Tradition explains why some meerkats are late risers

07 Jul 2010

Just as afternoon tea is traditional in England but not in France, different groups of meerkats have different ways of doing things, Cambridge...

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