Most 'get as much sleep as ever'
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Britain's adult population is getting just as much sleep as it was nearly 40 years ago, according to research.
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Many people who take sleep medications think they work far better than laboratory measurements show they do.
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Work time is the single most important lifestyle factor that impacts on sleep - the more hours you work the less sleep you get - research suggests.
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A handful of therapy sessions does more to help chronic insomniacs get to sleep than the top-selling sleeping pill, according to a new Harvard Medical School
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You may be burning fewer calories as you sleep, but experts are still recommending more shuteye if you want to lose weight. A study, based on 1,024 volunteers in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, showed those
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NEW YORK  - Middle-aged women may be able to sleep their way to a trimmer body, new study findings suggest.
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NEW YORK  - For some people, chronic insomnia may be a sign of broader mental health problems like depression and anxiety, according to a new study.
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It may seem counterintuitive, but sleeping more can help keep people from becoming obese, according to a new study. A sleep study conducted by Columbia University researchers found that people who got less
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden In a country plagued by skyrocketing sick-leave costs, a new survey presented Friday found that 40 percent of Sweden's population believes it is acceptable to skip work because they feel tired ...
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The average American spent 8.6 hours  a day sleeping last year, only 3.7 hours working and had 5.1  leisure hours -- half of which was spent watching television, a  survey showed on Tuesday.
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CHICAGO -- New research on napping provides the perfect excuse for office slackers, finding that a little midday snooze seems to reduce risks for fatal heart problems, especially among men.
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It&#39;s not sheep the sleep-deprived are counting, but jelly doughnuts and Cheetos. New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stanford University and the University
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Brain scans reveal how the brain gets "tired and over-emotional" when someone is deprived of sleep.
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Too many teenagers are getting too little "good" sleep which is harmful to their health, warn researchers.
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Putting aside time in the early afternoon to nap appears to help older adults compensate for the sleeping problems that tend to occur with age, new research shows.
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Older adults who get daily social and physical activity -- even for brief periods -- sleep better and have improved cognition, says a Northwestern University study in the Dec. 15 issue of Sleep.
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NEW YORK  - The amount of time people spend sleeping may affect their weight, study results suggest.