Mind
How to keep your bedroom cool during hot weather
Hot nights can make it difficult to fall asleep and lead to a poorer night's sleep.According to The Conversation, as cited by ScienceDaily, several simple measures around the home...
Sleep
How many hours of sleep do you need? The answer changes with age
The NIH's official sleep table shows the number shifts with every life stage.
Sleep
Hidden changes in your sleep may signal Alzheimer’s years before memory problems begin
New research points to brief nighttime awakenings as a possible early warning sign.
Sleep
Half your brain stays on watch in a hotel bed: the science of the restless first night
Sleep science has a name for the restless first night in a hotel bed.
Sleep
Losing 80 minutes of sleep caused weight gain, and it wasn’t from eating more
Six weeks of shorter nights added a pound. The reason was surprising.
Mind
How to keep your bedroom cool during hot weather
Hot nights can make it difficult to fall asleep and lead to a poorer night's sleep.According to The Conversation, as cited by ScienceDaily, several simple measures around the home...
Sleep
How many hours of sleep do you need? The answer changes with age
The NIH's official sleep table shows the number shifts with every life stage.
Sleep
Hidden changes in your sleep may signal Alzheimer’s years before memory problems begin
New research points to brief nighttime awakenings as a possible early warning sign.
Sleep
Half your brain stays on watch in a hotel bed: the science of the restless first night
Sleep science has a name for the restless first night in a hotel bed.
How too little sleep can affect your blood pressure
Too little sleep can affect more than your energy levels. Both sleep duration and sleep quality may influence blood pressure and, in turn, the...
Your bedroom may be too warm for deep sleep – here’s the temperature range that matters
Sleep researchers point to about 65 to 68°F for deep, restorative sleep.
For some sleep apnea patients, CPAP may actually raise heart disease risk
A large trial analysis flips the assumption that CPAP is always heart-protective.
Two common sleep problems may be early warning signs of Parkinson’s and other brain diseases
A 2026 UK Biobank analysis links restless legs and sleep apnea to future brain disease.
Too little sleep rivaled smoking as a predictor of how long people live
A new analysis of more than 3,100 US counties found short sleep second only to smoking.
One bedtime drink added 84 minutes of sleep a night in early research
A new review pulls together the evidence, and the caveats are big.