Despite our feverish obsession with health hacks, one vital component, regardless of how many times it’s reiterated, often gets overlooked—sleep. The coveted recommendation of clocking six to eight ...

A large US study finds insufficient sleep is linked to shorter life expectancy, ranking just behind smoking and ahead of diet ...

A new study shows that people who have irregular sleep patterns may have a greater chance of developing dementia than those who have more regular sleep patterns. When sleep becomes irregular, the ...

You might be dropping the drink this month to boost your health or cut your waistline - but it can also benefit your bedtime.

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, deep sleep, and sleep irregularity were significantly associated with increased risk for a range of chronic diseases, based on a new study of > 6000 individuals. "Most ...

Unhealthy sleep patterns and shorter sleep duration are correlated with increased obesity risk in American adults. Sleep pattern scoring provides a more comprehensive predictive indicator for obesity ...

UC San Diego PhD student Varun Viswanath is the paper's corresponding author. The researchers analyzed data from the Oura ring, a smart wearable that tracks temperature, sleep and other information.

Morpheus is not a businessman. In fact, he is more resentful than we thought. Until now, we believed that sleep was like a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A healthy sleep pattern, as well as improving sleep habits, were associated with a lower risk for atrial ...

Spend a single night outside and your body starts to behave as if it remembers something ancient. Sleep comes easier, ...

Before I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I didn’t think twice about sleep. I’d always been a night owl, but I went to bed reasonably early. And I never had trouble falling asleep or getting eight ...

There's a reason you fall into a "food coma" after a big turkey dinner. Here, Canadian dietitian Abbey Sharp shares her ...