It may be a surprise that your bedroom decor could be coming between you and a good night’s sleep. But your sleep environment plays an important part in sleep hygiene, which describes the practices, ...

Have you ever been faced with a difficult decision and been told to “sleep on it”? These grandmotherly words of wisdom can feel frustrating in the moment — but a new study in the journal PLOS Biology ...

New research is changing the way we define "good sleep." Scientists now believe our bodies benefit most when our sleep is consistent, not just long, a new study published in the scientific journal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. Millions of American children and teens are heading back to ...

If you’re like most Americans, you’re not getting enough sleep. And that exacts a toll on the body—especially the heart. Poor sleep has been linked to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, ...

Teenagers have a new excuse to hit the snooze button — as long as they don’t overdo it. Getting up to two extra hours of shuteye on weekends may help teens feel less anxious, a new study found. But if ...

Modern lifestyles mean many people are sleep deprived on work or school days, and try to 'catch-up' with compensatory sleep on weekends. A new study of more than 90,000 individuals showed that those ...

People were classed as high risk if they scored 2 or more based on factors such as snoring, daytime sleepiness, someone witnessing pauses in breathing during sleep, or having high blood pressure.

Share on Pinterest Could sleeping in on the weekends help lower heart disease risk? Anna Malgina/Stocksy “Catching up” on sleep over the weekend could reduce the risk of heart disease by 20%, a new ...

Share on Pinterest A new mouse study shows that more toxins and metabolites are cleared from the brain during awake time than during sleep. romaset/Getty Images A new study in mice suggests the ...