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Untangling Alzheimer’s
Breakthroughs in understanding dementia are leading to new healthcare approaches. Nutrition, lifestyle, and sleep may be the keys to prevention.
How to Measure Your Sleep Satisfaction
Calculate your sleep-related health risks by considering these six factors.
Are You Drunk — or Just Sleep Deprived?
Research shows that losing sleep slows your response speeds as much as if you'd had a couple cocktails.
Get in Sync: On Sleep and Health
Aligning your body's clocks is key to your wellness. Here's how to achieve optimum circadian health.
Sleep & Genes: Q&A With Jonathan Cedernaes, MD, PhD
A new study finds that one bad night’s sleep can harm your body’s metabolic processes. The study’s author explains how.
How Lack of Sleep Can Affect Your Genes
Researchers have determined that losing just one night of sleep can alter the genes that regulate your metabolism.
Social-Media Use Linked to Sleep Problems in Millenials
Frequent visitors to popular channels may toss and turn more often.
Snacking When You Should Be Sleeping May Impair Memory
UCLA study suggests late-night meals could lead to cognitive disorders.
Late Bedtimes for Teens May Cause Weight Gain as Adults
A new study suggests staying up too late could lead to added pounds.
How to Take a Nap
A little preparation can help you reap the restorative benefits of a midday rest.
Early to Bed, Happy to Rise
Researchers found that subjects who went to sleep and got up earlier reported better moods.
A Single Poor Night’s Sleep Can Age You
A new study shows cell damage and signs of accelerated aging after only one sleepless night.
Sleep Well Weekend Challenge
Jump-start a healthier bedtime routine with our Sleep Well Weekend Challenge!
Sleep Deficit
Skimping on sleep can increase stress, undermine metabolism, suppress immunity, and set you up for a host of serious health problems.
How Sleep Clears the Mind
University of Rochester Medical Center research reports that while we sleep, our brains flush out toxins that build up when we’re awake — allowing us to clear our heads.
What Lurks Under the Covers
Mattresses, pillows, and other bedding can contain chemicals that, while intended to make sleep safer, actually have the opposite effect.
How To Be A “Morning Person”
Staff writer and natural night owl Maggie Fazeli Fard shares her tips to become an early bird and considers why it's not always "better" to be a morning person.
The Healing Power of Sleep
New science shows that sleep is essential to our mental and physical health — and most of us aren’t getting enough.
Sleep Tips: Top 10 Sleep Mistakes and Their Solutions
Although we may not like to admit it, many of the sleep problems we experience are the result of bad habits and behaviors. Here are the common sleep "mistakes" I see in my practice and their solutions.
Get Your Groove Back
Dr. Frank Lipman on why finding your body’s natural sleep cycle and circadian rhythms is the key to strength, vitality and wellness.