Recent studies on octopuses have revealed intriguing patterns of sleep and color changes, suggesting these creatures might ...

We know that a bad night’s sleep can leave us groggy, grumpy and unable to focus, which can affect our judgment and ...

The best sleep trackers reveal insights into your nighttime patterns and offer actionable tips based on your health data. See our top picks from Oura, Apple and more.

Your sleep tracker might give you information about more than just your sleep -- specifically, it might give you information about chronic conditions such as diabetes and sleep apnea, and illnesses ...

Before electricity, humans naturally slept in two phases, waking for an hour or two around midnight for quiet activities.

A new study shows that people who have irregular sleep patterns may have a greater chance of developing dementia than those who have more regular sleep patterns. When sleep becomes irregular, the ...

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, deep sleep, and sleep irregularity were significantly associated with increased risk for a range of chronic diseases, based on a new study of > 6000 individuals. "Most ...

Unhealthy sleep patterns and shorter sleep duration are correlated with increased obesity risk in American adults. Sleep pattern scoring provides a more comprehensive predictive indicator for obesity ...

The way you sleep each night creates a detailed blueprint of your cardiovascular health, potentially revealing stroke risk with remarkable precision years before any symptoms develop. Your sleep ...

Preliminary results from the "SNAPSHOT study", an NIH-funded collaborative research project between the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and MIT Media Lab ...

Disrupted sleep patterns in Alzheimer’s disease may be more than a symptom—they could be a driving force. Researchers at ...

Diabetes is on the rise all around the world. We are all aware of what it is, and how it affects our health. But did you know that diabetes can also impact your sleep pattern? Yes, you read that right ...