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Researchers discovered a genetic mutation that makes a person’s body clock run longer. They say it is like having perpetual jet lag. Alina Patke, who supervised the effort said she tends finds it easy to stay up late, but found she does not have the mutated gene. She said, “An external cycle and good…

Ross Douthat insists that the internet and its electronic devices have become a modern-day addiction comparable to opioids, alcohol, and drugs. While it is not likely to kill you, it does require you to focus your life around a screen and be perpetually distracted from time with your spouse and children…

New research suggests that a lack of the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep may increase a person’s risk of dementia later in life. Sleep disturbances are common in people suffering from dementia, but researchers were not sure if there was a relationship between a lack of REM sleep and the chances…

A small study conducted by Johns Hopkins Medicine suggests that waking up several times during the night may be worse for your mood the next day than sleeping less than usual. Researchers found that the group whose sleep was interrupted had a 31 percent reduction in positive mood the following day, when…

There is a story that Hebrew families tell their children to help them understand the fourth commandment. The fourth commandment reads, "Six days you shall labor but on the seventh you shall rest." (Exodus 20:8-10; Deut 6:12-14) The story is called, "The Sweetest Sound." The main character in the story…

by Emily Dickinson Some keep Sunday going to church I keep it staying at home, With a bobolink for a chorister, And an orchard for a throne. Some keep Sabbath in surplice, I just wear my wings And instead of tolling the bell for church, Our little sexton sings. God preaches, a noted clergyman, And the…

Rest and relaxation doesn't seem to come as easily or naturally to Americans as it does to those in other nations. According to the 2006 World Almanac and Book of Facts: • a worker in Italy averages 42 vacation days per year. • a worker in France: 37 days • a worker in Germany: 35 days • a worker in…