In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a cardiologist explains why nighttime is important for cardiovascular health.
Your nightly sleep cycle plays a key role in the quality of your sleep. Here's what happens in each stage and why it matters for overall well-being.
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, ...
New research published in the journal The Lancet eBioMedicine links trouble sleeping with faster brain aging. If you struggle ...
Chuck the gadgets, the fads and the alarm. Circadian research reveals how important your body’s internal clock is to blissful ...
Sleep generally falls into two categories: Rapid-eye movement (REM) and non-REM sleep. Not surprisingly, both types help the body restore itself. More surprising, though, is how little we truly ...
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 ...
Scientists believe that our brains replay the events of the day when we sleep. The brain moves information from the hippocampus–where short-term memories are stored into the neocortex. In the ...
The annual event World Sleep Day is set to happen Friday, marking the end to Sleep Awareness Week, and it hopes to emphasize the importance of sleep to your personal health. The day was created by ...
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 ...
In the adrenaline-packed world of professional sports, the power of sleep rarely gets adequate attention. A healthy sleep pattern can be a stealthy game plan for athletes to gain an edge over their ...