Once I finally tuck my kids into bed, clean the kitchen, and shoot off my last work email of the night, it’s “me” time. It’s also, cruelly, bedtime. I know I should sleep, but instead I stay up way ...

Falling asleep should be as simple as counting sheep. But for 50 to 70 million of us, catching an appropriate amount of ZZZ's is much easier said than done. While you might hit the pillow with every ...

Here’s why sufficient sleep matters, how much you really need and some evidence-based support for better rest.

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The clocks going back might mean darker evenings – but it is one of the best times to fix your sleep. Here’s how to make the ...

A research group has discovered that in mammals, a protein kinase A (PKA) promotes wakefulness, while protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and calcineurin promote sleep. This study revealed that the balance ...

The time change can leave you yawning the next day. But for many Americans, sleep deprivation is a year-round problem. By Emily Schmall It’s time to change the clocks again, and getting out of bed may ...

Dreams can be weird: sex dreams, stress dreams, dreams about your ex who you thought you were totally over. But have you ever had a dream so frustrating, upsetting, or bizarre that you wished you ...

The research on time wasting at work is sparse, but Dutch colleagues from the University of Amsterdam, Wendelien van Eerde and Merlijn Venus, recently made a new contribution. They hypothesized that ...