Sleep

When you need to significantly adjust your sleep schedule, is there a quick and easy way to make the shift? As it turns out, making adjustments is a process.

Women are more likely to have sleep disorders and to multitask during the day, so they require more sleep for proper recovery.

If you're one to throw it into a ponytail right before you set your alarm and drift off into dreamland, we urge you to reconsider.

Don't expect your baby to sleep through the night, as they need to be fed fairly frequently, even when most people would be sleeping.

Those with narrow throats or blocked nasal passageways are more prone to having sleep apnea, but being overweight is the most common contributing factor.

Most Americans don't get enough sleep at night. Here's what happens to your body when you get an extra hour of sleep.

People who got at least eight hours of sleep enjoyed the best sleep quality at 82 percent, while people who went to bed early woke up in a better mood.

What happens to your body when you get in your full 8 hours? Turns out, a bunch of amazing internal processes that help keep you healthy. Read on to learn more.

Sleeping beauty syndrome aka Kleine-Levin syndrome involves repeated ongoing episodes of extreme sleepiness that affect one's ability to function.

Showering before bed can be relaxing, but it can leave you with wet hair. Here is why you should never go to sleep with damp tresses.

Research strongly supports high associations between lack of sleep and headache risk, particularly with tension and migraine headaches.

Preliminary research showing that CBD reduces anxiety is promising, with respect to anxiety's influence on insomnia.

Studies have shown that the full moon correlates with worse sleep — especially for women. Reported issues include reduced sleep quality and time.

When sleep is escaping you, your skin can become pale, which amplifies the darker tissue as well as the blood vessels under the delicate eye area.

Many people who sleep on their stomachs experience pain in various parts of their body, including the neck, back, shoulders, and joints.

Most people engage in monophasic sleep, where we sleep for one designated portion of a 24-hour cycle. However, there may be benefits to biphasic sleep.

We all know that things like posture and exercise affect our backs, but our sleeping position can impact our backs as well.

Only during periods of deep sleep do our brains emit delta waves, which are related to reaction time, processing speed, and recuperating from sleep loss.

One study found that people who wore eye masks and earplugs reported sleeping better and had higher melatonin levels and longer REM sleep.

Most people engage in monophasic sleep — one session per day — but biphasic sleep may be the natural schedule for humans

Beyond the fragrant benefits of essential oils, science has shown that they are effective in boosting sleep quality and minimizing anxiety.

Time spent in each stage of sleep is one factor in whether someone is a deep sleeper, along with brain rhythms and sleep hygiene practices.

Do you have a loved one who sleeps with their eyes open? It's more common than you think. Read on to learn why it happens, and what problems it can cause.

Proximity to electrical outlets when you're sleeping increases your exposure to EMFs, which can be dangerous in excess, so distance yourself from wall outlets.

Not getting enough sleep is known to cause many health problems, but how does it impact your blood sugar? Read on to learn more.

Men are more often diagnosed with sleep apnea, but part of that is that women have different and/or more subtle symptoms, and are thus often misdiagnosed.

While there is some evidence that suggests there may be some advantages to sleeping without a pillow, the health risks greatly outweigh the potential benefits.