Rituals seem to be declining in modern life. Finding ways to gather together meaningfully can help us combat loneliness, pain, and division. Decades of research suggest that the quality of our social ...

Sleep deprivation is emerging as a serious public safety threat on Philippine roads. Medical experts warn that drowsy driving—particularly the phenomenon known as “microsleep”—can impair reflexes and ...

PETALING JAYA: As millions of motorists hit the road for the Hari Raya Aidilfitri balik kampung rush, a hidden danger may be riding along unnoticed – microsleep. These brief involuntary lapses into ...

Miros said accident risks rise sharply during festive seasons, with Malaysian Highway Authority projections showing more than two million vehicles on highways during such periods. (Bernama pic) ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Microsleep, or briefly dozing off while driving, is a major contributor to road accidents in the country, with around 20 per cent of cases, including fatalities, reported each year.

A motorcyclist was killed and five others were injured in an accident involving three motorcycles and three cars at the Padang Jambu traffic light intersection in Melaka this afternoon. Melaka Tengah ...

On late Sunday afternoon, a 39-year-old driver with two children in the back seat fell into a microsleep on the Tiroler Straße (B 171) in Schwaz and nearly drove into the Inn River. The vehicle veered ...

A train hit the buffers at London Bridge station because the driver had a “microsleep” due to fatigue, an investigation has found. No passengers were injured when the Southern Railway eight-carriage ...

A train crashed into a buffer at London Bridge railway station due to a driver's microsleep caused by fatigue, the rail safety regulator has said. At 15:45 GMT on 13 December 2024, the Southern ...

Microsleep is a brief, involuntary shutdown of the brain lasting 1–30 seconds, often arriving with tiny dream-like flashes and no warning. Anaesthesiologist Dr Myro Figura describes it as the brain ...

New research finds you’re more likely to zone out when you’re tired. Scientists tracked exactly what happens in the brain during these attention lapses. The finding suggest this is a way for the brain ...