Science news articles about 'night owl'

Night owls who stay up late and sleep in might be able to work longer and harder than early birds, Belgian researchers say.

... you a "morning person" or a "night owl?" Scientists at the University of Alberta have found that there are significant differences in the way ... depending on whether we're early risers or night owls. Neuroscientists in the Faculty of Physical Education ...

Night owls might think staying up late is a real hoot, but a new study hints that delayed ...

Caffeine will get you going during the day but could leave you tossing and turning at night unless you're  a "night owl" to begin with, a new study suggests. [More]

New York’s first round-the-clock health clinic aims to capitalize on its many night owls, workaholics and insomniacs.

Students who consider themselves to be evening types (that is someone who feels more alert and does their best work later in the day) have poorer sleep hygiene scores than morning and intermediate ...

... less sleep and possibly under-performing on standardized tests. We are starting to call this the teenage night owl syndrome." In the study just published ...

... the potential for light to suppress melatonin synthesis at night, as opposed to measuring light in terms of how it stimulates ...

Tossing and turning until 3 a.m. may not be insomnia but a different disorder requiring separate treatments.

... and humans) with a propensity for both early bird and night owl behavior. The observational nature of field ... than mornings following full-moon nights. "The behavioral outcome for these owl monkeys is nocturnal activity ...

... foods or because there are less healthful options at night," said co-lead author Kathryn Reid ... management programs," she said. The findings also have relevance for night-shift workers, who eat at the wrong time ...

And baseball players who prefer to rise early do their best hitting before 2 p.m.

Whether you're building a fantasy baseball team or scheduling your own sporting event, it might pay to take sleep schedules into account.

... , it also gives them more time to stay out drinking at night. As a result, their grades are more likely to suffer, suggests ... more alcohol and reported more binge drinking. Students who were "night owls" with a natural preference to stay up later ...

... with later class start times also consumed more alcohol and reported more binge drinking. Students who were "night owls" with a natural preference to stay up later ...