NEWS
COVID-19 AND SOCIAL JET-LAG
A team of researchers took advantage of the Covid-19 pande- mic and the increase in remote working offices at home to study a phenomenon called “social jet lag”. As a result, the qua- rantine measures seem to have allowed many people to return to their natural wake-sleep cycle. Many of them were even able to wake without setting the alarm clock!
THE HOME OFFICE AND SLEEP
Ideally, the remote home office should be located in a room other than the bedroom. If it's not possible, make sure you don't see it from your bed. Dr. Christine Blume, a sleep researcher at the University of Basel explains. "If it's too close to you, your thoughts may have a hard time switching off from your work, even when your day is over."
CORONASOMNIA
The pandemic has increased sleepless nights. A study from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, has shown an increase in the number of people suffering from insomnia in the country: from one in six before the pandemic, we have now reached one in four. Mothers, essential workers, women, and ethnic minorities are particularly affected. This is caused by increased anxiety linked to uncertainty regar- ding the future.
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