Sleep

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

Screens before bed are delaying your sleep by hours: Here is the Harvard research behind it

Screens after dark suppress melatonin, shifting your body clock and delaying the sleep you need.

9 things you should never do right before bed, per sleep researchers

What you do in the hour before sleep shapes how well you rest.

The 90-minute warm bath rule, and 6 other research-backed ways to fall asleep faster

Small, specific tweaks to timing and light beat generic sleep-hygiene advice.

8 foods that may improve sleep quality, according to a 2026 review of melatonin-rich diets

A new scoping review and a walnut trial from last year point to everyday foods that can measurably shorten how long it takes to fall asleep.

One open window could fix the bedroom air that is quietly dragging down your sleep

Closed doors and sealed windows turn bedrooms into overnight pollutant traps, researchers say.

Weak circadian rhythms linked to 2.5 times higher dementia risk in older adults

A three-year study of 2,183 seniors found the weakest body clocks carried the highest risk of cognitive decline.