Columnist Ben Hofmeister has just completed his third overnight sleep study in three years as part of an effort to control sleep apnea.

Insomnia is a disorder characterized by experiencing difficulty falling or staying asleep, or waking up too early. Past studies have linked inadequate sleep to several health conditions, all of which ...

A new study drawing from 47 million nights of sleep data has found that a simple sleep behavior rule can extend your life.

A new government-supported research initiative in the U.K. will examine whether anonymized sleep app data can help identify emerging respiratory disease trends earlier than traditional public health ...

Hot nights are disruptive to our natural sleep rhythms. The data shows a 45% increase in episodes of sleep apnea on the hottest days when compared to the cooler ones. The study found a combination of ...

Ever feel like you need more sleep than your partner, brother, or male colleagues? You might not be imagining it. As per sources, women genuinely require more sleep than men—and there's fascinating ...

While many parents assume that putting a child to bed means they will quickly be asleep, a new study from researchers at Brown University found that's often not the case. The study, published in ...

Healthy sleep is often viewed as a matter of personal responsibility — setting a consistent bedtime, avoiding caffeine and limiting screen time before bed. While these individual habits are important, ...

Ambient sounds or pink noise - often used to promote better patterns of sleeping - may in fact reduce restorative REM sleep.

Parents, pediatricians, and policymakers alike have increasingly pushed districts to start school later in recent years so that older students can get more sleep. They argue that sleep is essential ...

Did you know the time you go to bed can affect your chances of a heart attack or stroke? “Middle-aged and older adults who ...