Sleep hygiene refers to habits that support good-quality sleep. These include allowing enough time for sleep, keeping your ...

An expert explains why your chilly bedroom might be behind your disrupted sleep and how to create a snug sleep space, even in ...

The benefits of sleep may be more universal than we thought. We know it helps clear waste from the brain in humans, and now ...

Sleep Cycles: One rapid eye movement (REM) stage and three non-REM stages that altogether last about 90 to 120 minutes Benefits: Physical and mental recuperation and memory consolidation Disorders: ...

Despite it being late February, our brutal flu season shows no signs of slowing down. So far this year, more than 6,100 Minnesotans have wound up in the hospital with the flu. That's the highest ...

Nothing soothes the soul like a deep sleep. We all know the feeling: eyelids that refuse to stay open, a yawning mouth that refuses to stay closed, and a scattered mind that refuses to stay focused.

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 ...

Here’s a fact that might surprise you: we really do not know why we sleep. Of course, we sleep because our bodies demand it; we know we require sleep for our survival. But we’ve yet to discover the ...

More than a third of adults struggle with getting enough sleep—and recent research suggests it has serious implications for their ability to learn and focus. Insufficient sleep is already linked to ...

Maybe you have a big report due first thing in the morning. Or you’re trying to deliver a truckload of fish before the wholesale market opens 150 miles away. Whatever the reason, you decide to stifle ...