A good night’s sleep isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. Sleep provides a daily physical and mental reset that your body requires to function. “Your brain uses sleep as fuel, like food and water for your ...

Want to live longer? Then prioritize sleep in your life: Following five good sleep habits added nearly five years to a man’s life expectancy and almost 2.5 years to a woman’s life, a new study found. ...

Not getting enough sleep? It could be shortening your life, a new study suggests. According to research from the American College of Cardiology released Thursday, getting the right amount of good ...

Here’s an under-the-covers look at who qualifies, what to expect, and the conditions and treatment plans a sleep study might reveal. We checked in with three top sleep experts around the country to ...

Body weight workouts in the evening may be linked to around 30 more minutes of sleep at night and without increasing sleep interruptions, a new study suggests, the newest evidence in the long debate ...

A poor night's sleep portends a bleary-eyed next day, but it could also hint at diseases that will strike years down the road ...

New research suggests caffeine drinkers "may have difficulty accurately perceiving the influence of caffeine on sleep quality" Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been ...

Share on Pinterest A new mouse study shows that more toxins and metabolites are cleared from the brain during awake time than during sleep. romaset/Getty Images A new study in mice suggests the ...

We know quality sleep is good for our overall health, but new research is pointing to its importance for brain health too. In the study, published Wednesday in online journal Neurology, researchers ...