“My child wakes up at 2am and is up for 1-2 hours!” One of us remembers very clearly the first time her daughter ended up doing this. At around 14 months, she woke up in the middle of the night and ...

If you’ve ever tossed and turned through the early weeks of pregnancy, unsure whether your changing sleep patterns meant anything more than discomfort or hormones—you’re not alone. And now, a ...

Increasing sleepiness over 5 years doubled dementia risk among cognitively unimpaired women in their 80s. Sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, and nap duration and frequency were individually ...

Older women experiencing increased daytime sleepiness may need to pay attention to more than just feeling tired. Revolutionary research from the University of California, San Francisco has uncovered a ...

Being pregnant feels really amazing, particularly when you get to feel those sweet little movements and tiny kicks all the time. But one of the most fascinating things is the sleeping pattern of the ...

If you’ve ever tossed and turned through the early weeks of pregnancy, unsure whether your changing sleep patterns meant anything more than discomfort or hormones—you’re not alone. And now, a ...

A new international study drawing on 73 million nights of data reveals that our sleep patterns are seriously shaped by the day of the week, the season, and where we live. Working with sleep data from ...

Higher nighttime light exposure is associated with increased light sleep duration, with complex effects on deep sleep duration. Subgroup analyses show stronger associations in older adults, smokers, ...

The bedside table of the modern health enthusiast increasingly features sophisticated technology aimed at unlocking the mysteries of sleep. From advanced rings and watches that monitor heart rate ...