Anyone who has ever woken up in the middle of the night and struggled to go back to sleep knows the toll insomnia can take the following day. More than 17% of adults had trouble staying asleep most ...

Tossing and turning could mean more than just a night of poor sleep. New research suggests that middle-aged people who experience interrupted sleep could be at an increased risk of developing memory ...

Finally, a justification for your deep, abiding hatred of the night-owl neighbors who won’t turn down their godforsaken TV set: Interrupted sleep is damn near just as bad as outright sleep deprivation ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- People who have more interrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s are more than twice as likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, according to a new study. In the early ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that causes abnormal breathing ...

They sleep in stretches of about two hours in the first week, rising to three and four hours in the weeks afterward This explains why new mothers are exhausted even when they’re getting the ...

There is a connection between sleep and heart problems. Frequent night-time awakenings and disrupted sleep can strain the heart more than short sleep duration. This can further raise the risk of ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study analyzing the sleep data of 770 individuals confirms that not everyone’s sleep is the same by developing five general biopsychosocial ...

As we sleep, our brain moves through four stages and two phases: non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM). The brain has four stages within the NREM phase. Each stage and phase of ...

All too often, getting a good night’s sleep feels elusive. Even if you’re tired and go to bed at a reasonable hour, there’s no guarantee that you’ll fall asleep easily or stay asleep throughout the ...