Getting to the backcountry sometimes involves staying up late and getting up early, so how we manage sleep and being sleepy is a safety issue. Mountain climbs often start in the early morning, so getting proper sleep is a safety factor as well as an issue of comfort.
There are two major components of sleep called […]

Researchers studying a disease that causes people to suddenly drop off to sleep are trying to turn what they have learned into a new way to help insomniacs get some shut-eye.
They found that blocking brain receptors for orexin, a blood peptide, promoted sleep in rats, dogs and people, according to a paper in Sunday’s online […]