Despite our feverish obsession with health hacks, one vital component, regardless of how many times it's reiterated, often gets overlooked—sleep. The coveted recommendation of clocking six to eight ...

A number of experts have urged people to try to incorporate four sleep habits into their lives to help extend their life expectancy in the long run ...

People with sleep disorders share gut microbiome patterns tied to fiber and inflammation, pointing to a possible link between ...

Sleep is an independent and modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) , prompting a shift towards routine bidirectional screening in clinical practice. Experts concluded the Sleep ...

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A groundbreaking analysis of sleep patterns and metabolic health has revealed a concerning connection between irregular sleep schedules and the development of type 2 diabetes. Drawing from data on ...

When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists ...

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 ...

As the clocks "go forward" for large parts of the U.S. this weekend, you may well miss the resulting lost hour of sleep. However, the health impacts of the shift into daylight saving time (DST) are ...