{"product_id":"the-science-of-sleep-hardcover-1","title":"The Science of Sleep - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUlf Ellervik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions of people around the world take some form of sleeping pill to get a good night's sleep. Yet the number of deaths involving sleeping pills has increased dramatically. What does this say about our habits-- and addictions? Sleep is undeniably a strange state in which we have to let our guard down. While we sleep, the body produces hormones, it grows and repairs itself, and it prepares its immune system. Good sleep also protects us from dementia and it is during sleep that our memories are consolidated and catalogued. Sleep is so important that we die of sleep deprivation before starvation. Can we really learn by listening to audiobooks whilst we sleep? How can we prepare ourselves for working a night shift or recovering from jetlag? Do teenagers need a lie-in and how useful is a siesta? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing real science to unmask sensationalist claims and new fads, laying bare the dos and don'ts of sleep, acclaimed author and chemist Ulf Ellervik analyzes the substances we use to keep us awake and ultimately helps us understand how we can finally get a good night's sleep.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUlf Ellervik\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of bioorganic chemistry at Lund University. In 2018, Ellervik was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He researches cures for cancer, is a communicator of knowledge in the field of chemistry, and participates in the popular television program Fråga Lund. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53761894351155,"sku":"9781493093366","price":39.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/JDdl_rXwRO9781493093366_c457fb94-1ed3-4f60-a530-b1b310d27328.webp?v=1785358487","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-science-of-sleep-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}