Ever notice how your night owl friend is always a bit moodier than your early bird buddy? Turns out there might be more to it than just morning grumpiness. Those late-night Netflix binges and midnight ...
Alarming new evidence suggests that it may be unwise to be a night owl. A fresh study out of the Netherlands proposes that night owls may experience cognitive decline faster than early birds — but not ...
They say the early bird catches the worm — probably because night owls are too depressed to do it. But why night owls — people who like to go to bed late and wake up late — seem to struggle mentally ...
Night owls, who tend to stay up late and wake up later in the morning, reap a number of benefits and boast certain traits that are generally overlooked in our culture that celebrates early risers, ...
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What Makes a Night Owl?

They say the early bird catches the worm, but what about the night owl? Often considered at odds with the circadian rhythm, night owls–those who go to bed after midnight–have long been misunderstood.
Being a night owl has its perks. Scientists have found that people who habitually stay up late may be more creative, and perhaps even more intelligent, than those who go to bed and wake up earlier.
Being a night owl might not be great for your blood sugar control, new research this week suggests. The study found that middle-aged women who prefer to stay up late were more likely to develop type 2 ...
Early birds tend to wake up and go to sleep earlier in the day. Night owls tend to wake up and go to bed later. Keep reading to learn more about each chronotype, as well as how to change it. Early ...
Are you a night owl? If you’re the type of person who feels wide awake every night and tired every morning, you know how your internal circadian rhythm—also known as your chronotype—can feel out of ...
I am a night owl. Anyone who knows me is well aware of this fact. My husband, an early bird-type whose brain doesn’t function well past 9 p.m., but is annoyingly chipper around the time the sun rises, ...