Sleeplessness in America is on the rise, due to many external factors including increasingly negative news cycles, international conflicts and economic uncertainty. Collectively, these factors have ...

Getting a good night’s sleep is an important part of maintaining your overall health. If you find yourself having difficulty falling asleep or sleeping through the night, this could be a sign of ...

Sleep restriction aims to improve a person’s quality of sleep by reducing the time they spend in bed. We’ve all been there — tossing and turning in bed, hoping you’ll eventually fade off into a ...

Sleep specialist S. Justin Thomas, Ph.D., has grown accustomed to people looking at him as though he is an eight-headed monster. That’s his way of referring to the reaction he gets from patients when ...

Summer nights can leave you sleepless. There are many drug-free ways to improve the quality and duration of your sleep. Some people have no trouble sleeping on winter nights. But when summer hits, ...

A study published recently (January 2023) in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease is the latest confirmation of prior scientific warnings about a potential association between certain prescribed ...

Some lucky sleepers climb into bed, close their eyes, and are out cold within five minutes. Others stare at the ceiling for an hour, check the clock, try to find a fresh angle of the ceiling to ...

Sleep problems such as insomnia are more common in autistic people. Research suggests that behavioral features of autism, biology, and co-occurring conditions may cause sleep disturbances. Treatment ...

University of Alabama at Birmingham sleep specialist Justin Thomas, Ph.D., says he often gets odd reactions from patients when he tells them about one of the most effective ways to overcome insomnia: ...