Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Most adults need 7-9 hours of sleep for optimal recovery. During deep sleep, your body ...

Though it might seem like the question "How much sleep do you need" gets a new answer every other week, the The National Sleep Foundation says its new chart breaks the question down like never before.

NEW YORK -- You've heard it for years - get enough sleep! But can you have too much? A new report investigates different sleep patterns and how they affect you in the long run. Don't we all love to ...

Few experiences rival the calm satisfaction of falling asleep easily and waking up feeling fully rested. But sleep is more than a luxury or idle downtime, it’s a vital biological process that supports ...

The general advice for 20- and 30-somethings remains the same: consistent sleep-wake schedules, limiting caffeine, getting ...

Hitting the gym every day and counting every calorie could be getting you the results you expect in the gym and on the scale, but if you are not getting enough sleep, you are not reaching your highest ...

With the school year already under way, the importance of sleep can be overlooked as kids and parents get back into a different routine this time of year. In today’s Medical Minute, we go through tips ...

Jellyfish and sea anemones sleep too. A new study reveals that sleep may have evolved to protect nerve cells from DNA damage.

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Sleep is foundational to our health. A large body of data links poor sleep to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and depression. There’s also evidence that unhealthy sleeping habits may lead to sexual ...

Nature gave us sleep as the ultimate reset button, but how much people actually get varies widely by country. While sleep ...