A sleep scientist advises against blindly following the eight-hour sleep rule. Instead, you should create a routine to find your optimal sleep time.

New research reveals the ideal sleep duration for optimal brain health, suggesting that both too little and too much sleep ...

Sleep is important at all ages, but older adults often do not get enough. Proper sleep hygiene can help promote healthy sleep habits and help individuals stay healthy as they age. Sleep hygiene refers ...

Everyone has trouble sleeping from time to time, even sleep scientists. This is what they do to beat insomnia.

In general, most healthy adults can safely have up to 400 milligrams of caffeine a day. That’s the equivalent of roughly four ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Higher nighttime temperatures are linked to shorter sleep times and lower sleep quality, especially for people with chronic ...

Magnesium is touted as a sleep cure-all, but for apnea patients, the reality is nuanced, so let's analyze where it fits.

US adults would be willing to spend an average of $78 monthly (nearly $1,000 a year) to improve their quality of sleep. Six in 10 would consider investing in a better sleep setup. More specifically, ...

Share on Pinterest A study in people with overweight and obesity found that misaligned circadian rhythms are linked to raised metabolic risk factors. skaman306/Getty Images A study in overweight ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults in higher tertiles of three PFAS concentrations had a shorter sleep duration. Exposure to higher levels ...

Adults with atopic dermatitis (AD) tend to sleep worse due to the stress they experience from the skin condition rather than AD itself, according to a Korean study published in Scientific Reports in ...