Your DNA has a big impact on your sleep. It determines your circadian rhythm and even predisposes you to some sleep disorders. Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in ...

Advanced sleep phase disorder is a rare condition that causes your natural circadian rhythm, or sleep-wake cycle, to occur earlier than typical. As humans, our sleep-wake cycle— also known as our ...

Past age 50, men are much more likely to have REM sleep behavior disorder than women. Jose Luis Pelaez/Stone via Getty Images Every night, you go through four to five sleep cycles. Each cycle, lasting ...

Chronic sleep deprivation acts as a systemic stressor, elevating risks for cardiovascular disease and metabolic dysregulation while impairing cognitive function.

We all have nights where we stay up later than we should. However, if you’re a night owl by nature, it might be doing more harm to your health than you realize. “We live in a sleep-deprived society ...

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University of Alabama at Birmingham sleep specialist Justin Thomas, Ph.D., says he often gets odd reactions from patients when he tells them about one of the most effective ways to overcome insomnia: ...

Laying in bed, the mind is filled with endless thoughts—those of regrets, of worry, and everything in between. It is a familiar struggle, that especially when sleep seems to be very far away. The ...

If you struggle to turn your brain off at night, you’re not alone. Many people with ADHD find that falling and staying asleep are really tough and feel unrested much of the time. But sleep is a key ...