You check into a hotel and toss and turn all night, but your sleep improves the following night. Scientists at Nagoya ...

Sleep loss damages the fatty insulation protecting the nerve cells in our brain, according to a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research also ...

That’s the main message from a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience. For the relatively small study, researchers compared people's brain scans from when they got a good night’s sleep to when ...

People who are more active later in the day appear to face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. Researchers explain why.

Turns out jellyfish and sea anemones – among the ancient creatures with a nervous system instead of a brain – have a very similar sleeping routine to our own. A new study published in Nature ...

Getting enough sleep is key to warding off a host of health issues. While falling asleep fast is the goal for some, and ...

Which sleep sound are the best for falling asleep? How about staying asleep? And is the future of sleep simply a story without an ending?

By looking in detail at brain activity during sleep, scientists can figure out exactly what animals are dreaming of. Neuronal ...

Working this overlooked practice into your sleep routine could have real benefits for your health. By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi “How did you sleep?” You might answer that question by weighing how many ...

The arrival of shorter, darker days and a noticeable drop in temperature can significantly impact our daily energy levels, but winter’s effect on our sleep patterns often proves even more disruptive.

There are just some things we do without thinking, even if they don't always make sense. Plenty of us feel the need to sleep under blankets every night, even if it's the hottest night of summer, and ...