Research shows that cooler sleeping environments are associated with faster sleep onset and improved sleep quality. Sleeping naked allows heat to dissipate freely from the skin, preventing overheating that often causes night awakenings. Overheating can disrupt REM sleep, the stage responsible for memory consolidation and emotional regulation. By maintaining a stable and cooler temperature, the…
NEED TO KNOW A woman quit her office role to work a dream job with horses instead. It eventually led to a tragic accident. Emma Bennett, a mom of three, realized that her day-to-day position as a project manager wasn’t benefiting her any longer, so she “wanted to see what else was out there,” according to Kennedy News &…
NEED TO KNOW A teenager was left paralyzed and forced to drop out of performing arts school after complications from “low-risk” brain tumor surgery. Danielle Andersen — a student and dancer from London — was 16 when she started suffering from a persistent headache in July 2025. “I thought it must be dehydration from the…
NEED TO KNOW March 10, 2025, started as a “completely normal” day for Alexis “Lexi” Eddy. The 18-year-old from Randolph, Ohio, went to school as usual, where she was “laughing, having a good time” with friends. She then headed to her job, where she works as a dietary aid in a nursing home. She kept…
NEED TO KNOW In February 2025, Stuart Macanliss was on an annual ski trip with his wife’s family in Durango, Colo. The 41-year-old hit the slopes for the first two days of the trip, then his back started hurting. “We thought it was just muscle pain,” says his wife, Sarah Campion, 38, an operations manager in…
NEED TO KNOW In 2016, Kris McCabe was in her early 30s, working as a bartender in Chicago when her beloved grandma, Mary, went into a nursing home. Mary had previously lived with Kris’ mother in Las Vegas after being diagnosed with dementia and eventually Alzheimer’s. When Mary’s condition progressed, the family decided to move her to a state-run care…
NEED TO KNOW A 12-year-old girl underwent six rounds of unnecessary chemotherapy after she was misdiagnosed with an autoimmune condition. Christina Condon, 36, noticed that her daughter, Faye Condon, was not running and jumping as well as other children her age, leading to Faye first being diagnosed with Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) at age 5, according…
James Dilon Wilks first realized something was wrong with his health in late 2024. At the time, he had started experiencing chest pain and found himself randomly blacking out. He also noticed that whenever he lay down, it felt as though he were drowning. From there, his symptoms worsened, and in October 2024, Wilks was hospitalized….
A woman whose vision is impacted by numerous tumors is celebrating a huge accomplishment after walking to the store on her own. In PEOPLE’s exclusive clip from the upcoming episode of TLC’s Most Extreme Humans, viewers are introduced to Lizzy Bull, who lives with facial disfigurement from a severe case of the rare genetic condition neurofibromatosis. Neurofibromatosis…
When Kinley Gluch took her first breath, what should have been one of the happiest moments of her parents’ lives quickly turned into a medical emergency. Within moments of her birth, the newborn’s neck suddenly swelled and turned purple, sending doctors rushing her away before her parents fully understood what was happening. “It was scary,” her mom,…