Discover why sleep is more powerful than you think—and how a lack of it can quietly impact everything from your mood to long‑term brain health.

Each March, Sleep Awareness Week raises awareness about the importance of good sleep for overall health and well-being. Recent research suggests that one in three Americans struggles with poor sleep, ...

Missing out on adequate sleep could be taking years off your life. New research from the Oregon Health & Science University ...

In the United States, insufficient sleep strongly correlates with life expectancy, even more than diet, exercise or social ...

REM stands for Rapid Eye Movement and it’s seen as the deepest stage of the sleep cycle. As the name states, REM sleep is ...

If you’ve ever felt tired after a full night’s sleep, you likely didn’t get enough deep sleep. This stage of sleep is considered to be the most restful, so getting enough of it is key for your overall ...

For those of us looking to accomplish our New Year’s resolutions, a good night’s sleep is one way to help us reach our goals. For some, sleeping well is a resolution all on its own. When we’re well ...

In a culture like ours, in which long work hours are expected and pleasurable nonstop distractions abound, sound sleep is often hard to come by. Our society promotes hard work as a path to happiness ...

To combat the pitfall of poor rest cycles, science suggests planning for active rest and pleasant activities, and carrying through with those plans. A large body of research shows that designing, ...

We all would agree that sleep is essential to our lives, and that without a proper night of sleep, we would not be able to function well the following day. However, and for some reason that I still do ...