No sandwiches for lunch while skiing, and the chance to sleep in the morning after an exhausting day during a summer camp: in Lyon, a nonprofit organization is putting prevention on the...

Research conducted over the past fifty years has confirmed the role of sleep as a restorative and regulatory process. During sleep, the immune system is strengthened, the skin...

Early childhood professionals in the Eure department have been actively involved in educating the public about sleep. In 2002, as part of their work—which includes developing preventive...

The first section of this "Further Reading" section provides a list of references on sleep. During our literature review, we identified a large number of books and guides intended for...

The Isère Departmental Association for Health and Social Education (ADESSI) carried out an initiative to empower a group of adolescents struggling academically to take charge of their...

For many people, sleep is seen as a personal and private matter, akin to the intimate aspects of the bedroom. Some might think that this issue is not a true public health priority but...

In Japan, naps are viewed favorably; they reflect the dedication citizens bring to their work and social lives. In France, napping remains taboo and is not widely accepted socially....

Twenty to thirty percent of French people suffer from insomnia, and 9 to 10 percent from severe insomnia. The impact on health remains underestimated, and these disorders are...

Three questions from the INPES’s latest 2005 Health Barometer provide insight into how the French population perceives the quality of their sleep: reported satisfaction, sleep problems...

Workers and technicians in industry and the service sector, drivers, and healthcare workers on rotating shifts or on call experience disrupted sleep-wake cycles, which increase the risk...