Full Moon Could Spur Bad Sleep, Study Suggests

It might be the moon’s fault you’re sleeping so poorly.

That’s the conclusion of a small new study in the journal Current Biology, which showed that the lunar cycle really does seem to affect how well we sleep.

Specifically, researchers from the Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Baesel found that people have 30 percent less deep-sleep-related brain activity, get 20 fewer minutes of sleep a night, and take an extra five minutes to fall asleep around a full moon.

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