Henry*, a 50-year-old accountant, came into my office bleary-eyed. He told me he hadn’t slept well in months. He described tossing and turning at night and having trouble waking up in the morning.

Acute sleep problems—those that keep you awake because of an anxious situation you’ll be facing the next day or affect you over a brief period of time—can usually be helped by practicing a sleep ...

Researchers have long wished to understand the connection between sleep and memory, especially how the brain encodes long-term memories during slow-wave sleep (while discarding others), or the deep ...

Lead author Dr. Lee Neilson explained that low oxygen during sleep likely affects how the brain works. When breathing is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. A recent article released in Frontiers in Psychology offers new insight into ...

Untreated sleep apnea may play a role in Parkinson's disease development, a new study suggests, but early CPAP therapy shows protective benefits.

Hot nights are reducing sleep across many communities. New research shows how rising heat disrupts sleep and why some groups ...

Sleep Connection – People who snore at night are usually exhausted and un-slept the following morning. The number of men who snore is higher, but there are also enough women who hardly get any sleep ...