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.

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

Viral claims link your sleep position to high stress, but experts say the real threat is chronically elevated cortisol. This ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

In today’s hectic world, sleep is sometimes seen as a luxury, yet it is really one of the most important components of general welfare. While most individuals are aware that sleep aids in the body’s ...

Mark Davidson never thought his late-night Netflix binges could lead to a life-altering diagnosis. The 35-year-old software engineer discovered his blood sugar levels were dangerously high during a ...

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 ...