The popular supplement melatonin has been linked to heart failure — but nearly half of parents rely on it to get their kids ...

It’s hard to overstate the importance of sleep for our well-being. When our sleep is disrupted, we become more susceptible to illness and more likely to suffer cognitive impairment, poor work ...

When sleep routines have gone haywire, there are things to keep in mind to help the whole family reset. Catherine Falls/Moment via Getty Images There are three main components of high-quality sleep ...

SAN DIEGO — Doctors say sleep can be the best medicine but many people might not be getting enough after the time change this week. World Sleep Day is March 15. But it’s more than just catching up on ...

Sleep Cycles: One rapid eye movement (REM) stage and three non-REM stages that altogether last about 90 to 120 minutes Benefits: Physical and mental recuperation and memory consolidation Disorders: ...

Children need adequate sleep for optimal learning and for their mental and physical health. But a new study finds that few kids are getting the recommended amount of shut-eye, even though their ...

Melatonin is a popular sleep aid. And as an ER doctor, it’s the one I get asked about the most. Melatonin is easily the subject of more myths and questions than perhaps any other supplement. Melatonin ...

Children with Klinefelter syndrome (KS), particularly those of school-going age, have a higher prevalence of sleep disorders related to initiating and maintaining sleep, arousal, and excessive ...

Eleven-year-old Phoebe Rothenberg never had trouble sleeping, but when her school shuttered during the initial COVID-19 wave in March 2020, her sleep took an immediate hit. To cope with the disruption ...

We know we feel great when we have a good night's sleep, and awful when we don't. But there's a lot we don't know about sleep, from how much we need to how to increase our sleep quality. Turns out, ...

When a person is asleep, their core body temperature drops. Heart rate and breathing also slow down and overall metabolic activity decreases by about 10%. A sleeping body may seem inactive at first ...