Contributed by Megan Holm, M.S. On March 8th at 2:00 a.m., most Americans will lose 1 hour of sleep overnight. While clocks in Hawai’i and most of Arizona stay put, the rest of the country springs forward. Unfortunately, the effects of daylight savings time (DST) go beyond a groggy Sunday morning. Your pre-DST Plan (March […]
March 03, 2026
Two-thirds of adults share their bed with a partner, yet few studies have measured how this impacts sleep and recovery (Ref). We analyzed over 238,000 nights of real-world sleep data in more than 4,000 adults who slept with and without their partner. We found that sleeping with a partner increases heart rate variability (HRV) by […]
February 10, 2026
Contributed by Megan Holm, M.S. Sleep science has traditionally relied on short laboratory studies, small sample sizes, and populations that don’t reflect how people actually sleep at home. This is especially true for women in midlife, a group that has been historically underrepresented in sleep research, despite reporting some of the most significant sleep challenges. […]
February 04, 2026