The year 2020 has been the worst year ever for Americans’ sleep, according to new research. The study asked 2,000 Americans about their sleeping habits over the tumultuous year — and how they hope to ...

DARIEN, IL - The world's largest meeting devoted entirely to clinical sleep medicine and sleep and circadian research is going virtual! Virtual SLEEP 2020, the 34th annual meeting of the Associated ...

Sleep is one of the keys to mental and physical health, affecting everything from concentration and mood to blood sugar and weight. Ultimately, sleep quality can help determine how fast we age and how ...

Researchers report that sleep may help people to learn continuously through their lifetime by encoding new memories and protecting old ones. From lowering your risk of obesity and cardiovascular ...

Teenagers who experience very poor sleep may be more likely to experience poor mental health in later life, as depressed teens in study slept 30 minutes less per night than other groups. Teenagers who ...

Observations about sleep and its health benefits date back at least 2,000 years. Aristotle’s publication On Sleep and Sleeplessness in 350 B.C. suggested that digestion in the stomach produces hot ...

Spending more time on screens, staying up late and sleeping late may require some adjustments for the start of the school year. By Perri Klass, M.D. So how are you sleeping these days? Some children — ...

A growing body of research suggests that the foods you eat can affect how well you sleep, and your sleep patterns can affect your dietary choices. By Anahad O’Connor This has not been a very good year ...