Watch Chasing Sleep

Parents typically expend a lot of energy and resources hiring tutors, sending their children to enrichment courses and other activities in the hope that their children would fare better in school. They typically neglect the importance of good and sufficient sleep

Think of your friendly 7-Eleven cashiers, trusty paramedics and chatty taxi drivers. What is the common vein among these three occupations? Shift work. While we may be familiar with the concept of shift work, few of us are aware of its hazards.

Do you snore? Would you know if you snore? Does your spouse snore but stubbornly denies? Is snoring normal? Can it kill?

One invention in the 19th century has led to people keeping later hours in the 21st century - the humble light bulb. Modern inventions in a modern society empower us to do more. Problem is, we are sleeping less, and less.

Imagine not being able to fall asleep. Imagine this happening night after night despite countless cups of chamomile tea, soothing eye masks and soft music. Insomnia is the prolonged inability to fall asleep or stay asleep or get good quality refreshing sleep.

Host Adrian Pang answers all of our burning questions about sleep as he undergoes sleep experiments in the name of sleep science.