A poor night's sleep portends a bleary-eyed next day, but it could also hint at diseases that will strike years down the road ...

SleepFM showed especially strong results for Parkinson’s disease (C-index 0.89), dementia (0.85), hypertensive heart disease ...

A poor night's sleep portends a bleary-eyed next day, but it could also hint at diseases that will strike years down the road ...

Some animals can sleep with just half their brain at a time. Understanding this phenomenon can help us learn more about human ...

Setting an alarm to go off an hour before your bedtime every night can remind you that it’s time to start getting ready for ...

The genre of science fiction has a lot to say about sleep. Here are 11 great stories, from TV, film and books.

Cannabis use is increasing in people with cancer to help manage symptoms and side effects related to cancer and cancer treatment. Like most drugs, medicines, and treatments, cannabis can also cause ...

Most people sometimes have a night or two when they just can’t fall asleep, but if it becomes a recurring problem and it impacts your daytime routine, there are many sleep aids to consider. Sarah ...

Chronotypes differ across the pillars of lifestyle medicine like sleep and nutrition, according to data presented at the ...

New research suggests sleep may depend as much on gut microbes as on the brain. The findings reveal bacterial molecules that could hold the secret to how and why we sleep. Credit: Shutterstock ...

For humans, sleep is a necessity, a mystery, and a luxury. It’s not known why we need it but we do—and an hour more or less of it can make your day either great or grumpy. Most animals sleep, too, ...