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Our level of alertness rises and falls over the course of a workday, sometimes causing our energy to drop and our minds to wander just as we need to perform important tasks. To help understand these ...

A purpose of duty-hour regulations is to reduce sleep deprivation in medical trainees, but their effects on sleep, sleepiness, and alertness are largely unknown. We randomly assigned 63 ...

That’s why, for many people, getting enough sleep isn’t a luxury. Getting enough sleep is a competitive advantage. But you can also go one step further. According to a study just published in Sleep, ...

Our level of alertness rises and falls over the course of a workday, sometimes causing our energy to drop and our minds to wander just as we need to perform important tasks. To help understand these ...

Eating peppermints can increase alertness in people who are ill with the common cold, according to new research by Cardiff University scientists. The study, from the university's School of Psychology, ...

Do you feel groggy until you’ve had your morning joe? Do you battle sleepiness throughout the workday? You’re not alone. Many people struggle with morning alertness, but a new study demonstrates that ...

Every leader, manager, and safety professional I know hopes to see a higher level of worker awareness. But despite these wishes, there doesn’t seem to be a bull market in “awareness.” In fact, the ...

For the first time, researchers have tied several brain circuits to alertness. The findings enhance scientists' understanding of the forces driving alertness, a brain state that's essential to ...

Individuals tend to experience different levels of alertness from one day to another, while also differing from other individuals in their average daily alertness levels. A recent longitudinal study ...