It is possible to boost the quality of sleep by stimulating the right region of the brain with electricity during the night.

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Royal Castle Child Development Center offers an arts-based health curriculum called Eat Sleep Play that is designed to teach children, parents and caregivers how to eat healthy, get the right amount of sleep and lead an active lifestyle.

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To me, one of the most useful stories for understanding why H5N1 is not worth losing much sleep over right now is the tale of how Hilleman, who created the vaccines for mumps, measles, and hepatitis B, among others diseases.

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By some estimates, 70 million Americans have some sort of sleep disorder, and right now many take only the occasional over-the-counter sleep aids.

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Instead of putting them to sleep with tons of talk about you, make the focus right from the beginning about them.

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These drugs help people get to sleep and maybe stay that way, but the real future may be in medicines that help people get the right kind of sleep.

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Still, there is the potential that scientists could one day determine the right mix of calories and nutrients to promote better sleep, which could become a low-cost strategy to curb obesity and heart disease.

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'Some people sleep right here on the floor, so they can get closer to the spirit of Mrs Borden, ' says official guide Will Clawson.

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She tried not to think about how she looked right now, about the loose skin under her eyes from a night of no sleep.

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