Stressing about getting a full eight hours is so yesterday.

Doctors and scientists have long been touting the benefits of sleep for the brain and body. It’s true—sleep is an essential part of maintaining overall well-being. When you are well rested, your mood ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Deep sleep refers to slow-wave sleep — a stage in the sleep cycle when brain waves slow down. Getting enough deep sleep is crucial for numerous bodily functions. But how to increase deep sleep isn’t ...

Wearing compression socks during the day is a self-care move that may reduce sleep apnea episodes at night. A study in Sleep ...

Sleep has been shown to have a long list of physical and mental health benefits, and now a new study suggests it could also help to "erase" bad memories. That’s according to researchers from the ...

Saying Ashley Graham has a lot on her plate sounds like an understatement. She's balancing her modeling career, making her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago in April, serving as a ...

A new study found that the key to better sleep may be linked with your diet. Researchers found that those who eat more fruits and veggies during the day are likely to wake up less during the night and ...

A large cohort study has indicated that bad quality sleep can make you pre-diabetic by morning. Here is what you should know ...

In the latest evidence of the direct relationship between sleep and health, researchers have found that chronic insomnia can significantly increase dementia risk. That equates to a three-year ...

Sleep quality, or how well you sleep without tossing and turning, can directly affect your blood sugar. If you have trouble ...