Last Updated:February 03, 2026, 08:00 IST ‘Sleep banking’ is often oversimplified online as nothing more than getting a little extra sleep to cope better with long hours of wakefulness. The idea of ‘sleep banking’ was first introduced in 2009 by sleep researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research …
Last Updated:February 02, 2026, 08:00 IST Running on little sleep may be slowing your brain. A new study reveals how sleep loss damages brain wiring, delays signals and fuels brain fog. New research shows lack of sleep can physically slow brain signals by damaging myelin, the protective layer that helps …
Last Updated:October 22, 2025, 10:33 IST The body can’t simply “catch up” on lost sleep over a weekend. Deep biological repair mechanisms operate on consistent cycles. Surviving on two hours of sleep might feel manageable in the short term, but your body never truly adapts, it merely endures. Every system, …
World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization, as well as other related organizations. The impact of insomnia on individuals can be profound, causing daytime fatigue, cognitive impairment, and mood disturbance. In a society …
The study on Asian Americans, including Asian Indian adults, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that the link between these unfavourable social determinants of health variables and cardiovascular disease risk factors varied widely among people in different subgroups. However, the team researchers said that an …
