Sleep quality, or how rested you feel after sleep, may be more important than sleep quantity, experts say. Here's why, and how to get higher-quality sleep.

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 ...

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 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 ...

You’ll need to adjust for your shortcomings (and take a well-timed nap). By Dana G. Smith Most of us know that good sleep is a pillar of good health, on par with exercise and nutrition. And yet most ...

Body's stress response is activated due to these interruptions, leading to spike in blood sugar. According to research, more ...

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 ...

Lucid dreaming is a state where sleepers are aware they’re in a dream and can potentially control what happens in them. CNN producer Maya Blackstone underwent an intensive 19-day course with lucid ...