A study identified five sleep types that could be linked to mental well-being, bedtime habits and brain activity. The findings could help improve clinical treatments.

Sleep is made up of many dimensions, not just how long we sleep,” said Aurore Perrault of Concordia University in Canada.

Researchers trace how different sleep stages may fine-tune what we remember, trading specifics for more general knowledge.

The study of more than 27,000 people over several years found that poor sleep health, along with inflammation, can lead to a ...

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that children between the ages of six and 12 years old should sleep around ...

The hustle is out, and the pillow is in. Across the United States, people are spending more time asleep than they did 20 ...

A new review published in Sleep Medicine Reviews sheds light on the biological mechanisms that may explain why patients with ...

Mayo Clinic researchers report that chronic insomnia in older adults leads to a 40% higher dementia risk and accelerated ...

Sleep-like slow-wave patterns persist for years in surgically disconnected neural tissue of awake epilepsy patients, ...