Sleep seems to be more problematic and disordered in older adults. The effects of certain medications more commonly taken by older...

Humans are not sleeping the way nature intended. The number of sleep bouts, the duration of sleep, and when sleep occurs have all been...

Humans don’t just sleep, but cycle through two completely different types of sleep. The named these non–rapid eye movement, or NREM,...

How do you know whether you’re routinely getting enough sleep? While a clinical sleep assessment is needed to thoroughly address this...

The advent of the jet engine was a revolution for the mass transit of human beings around the planet. However, it created an unforeseen...

Your suprachiasmatic nucleus communicates its repeating signal of night and day to your brain and body using a circulating messenger...

To feel and perform your best, you don’t just need enough sleep, you need enough quality sleep. Sleep is important. It allows your body...

How does your body know when it is time to sleep? There are two main factors that determine when you want to sleep and when you want to...

Do you think you got enough sleep this past week? Can you recall the last time you woke up without an alarm clock feeling refreshed, not...