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Are you a morning person? There’s a gene for that. A team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have identified a particular gene that predicts whether you wake early or sleep in and — more dramatically — what time of day you’re mostly likely to die.

Are you a morning person? There’s a gene for that.

A team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have identified a particular gene that predicts whether you wake early or sleep in and — more dramatically — what time of day you’re mostly likely to die.

Forget “Sleepless in Seattle.” Southern states are the most sleep-deprived, according to new research, and western states tend to be well-rested. 

Forget “Sleepless in Seattle.” Southern states are the most sleep-deprived, according to new research, and western states tend to be well-rested. 

Finding the right bed can feel like an eternal search, but at least things are better than they used to be: According to the Better Sleep Council, commoners in King Tut’s time slept on a pile of palm bows, and until cast-iron beds and cotton mattresses were introduced in the late 18th century, sleepers were resigned to sharing their beds with vermin and bugs.

Finding the right bed can feel like an eternal search, but at least things are better than they used to be:

According to the Better Sleep Council, commoners in King Tut’s time slept on a pile of palm bows, and until cast-iron beds and cotton mattresses were introduced in the late 18th century, sleepers were resigned to sharing their beds with vermin and bugs.