Valerie Cacho, MD, is a board-certified sleep medicine specialist and the founder of the online educational company Sleephoria. Make sure you follow a consistent sleep schedule to help regulate your ...

Making changes to your diet and lifestyle may help improve your sleep quality. Certain supplements and natural remedies could also be beneficial. A good night’s sleep is just as important for your ...

Depending on their age, a person needs 7–17 hours sleep in every 24 hours. But, just sleeping is not enough. Deep sleep is essential for health and wellbeing. Most adults need around 1.5–2 hours of ...

Elite athletes are particularly susceptible to sleep inadequacies, characterised by habitual short sleep (<7 hours/night) and poor sleep quality (eg, sleep fragmentation). Athletic performance is ...

Sleep is a state characterized by a reduced responsiveness to sensory stimuli, suppressed locomotor activity and rapid reversibility to wakefulness. It is a process that is evolutionarily conserved in ...

Alexis Appelstein, DO, is a board-certified anesthesiologist based in Atlanta, Georgia. General insomnia affects about one-third of people in the United States. Adjustment insomnia is a type of ...

Many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) find it hard to get a good night's sleep. Medications, coughing, and breathing problems get in the way. Daytime sleepiness can make your ...

You may be among the 45% of adults who snore at least occasionally or you likely know someone who does. They may be the brunt of jokes ("Uncle Joe snores so loudly he rattles the windows!"), but ...

This collection on daily rhythms and energy metabolism invites research integrating the disciplines of sleep and circadian biology with exercise physiology. Congratulations to Tjale Schütz (University ...

Many of the best mattresses of 2025 are on sale for Cyber Week, including our best overall pick, the Helix Midnight Luxe. For more deals, check out our roundup of the best Black Friday mattress deals.

The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.

CPAP machines help people with sleep apnea breathe better by using a mask that delivers pressurized air. EPAP devices use your own breathing to keep airways open without needing a machine. Oral ...