Anthropologist and author David Samson examines how the story of human sleep unfolded in his new book, “The Sleepless Ape.” ...

Your sleep tracker might give you information about more than just your sleep -- specifically, it might give you information about chronic conditions such as diabetes and sleep apnea, and illnesses ...

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2026 annual meeting found that individuals with an evening chronotype, who prefer to ...

Researchers at Harvard analyzed more than 94,000 nights of Apple Watch sleep data to better understand how sleep patterns ...

Large studies presented at a major cancer conference found an association between poor sleep patterns and higher cancer rates ...

A new study shows that people who have irregular sleep patterns may have a greater chance of developing dementia than those who have more regular sleep patterns. When sleep becomes irregular, the ...

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, deep sleep, and sleep irregularity were significantly associated with increased risk for a range of chronic diseases, based on a new study of > 6000 individuals. "Most ...

Unhealthy sleep patterns and shorter sleep duration are correlated with increased obesity risk in American adults. Sleep pattern scoring provides a more comprehensive predictive indicator for obesity ...

Tossing and turning all night can leave anyone feeling exhausted the next day. While it’s easy to blame stress or a bad mattress for poor sleep, the real culprit might be what’s on the dinner plate.

Getting a good night of rest is often linked to happier relationships, while poor sleep tends to create friction between ...