As we sleep, our brain moves through four stages and two phases: non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM). The brain has four stages within the NREM phase. Each stage and phase of ...

Weekend catch-up sleep slashes depression risk by 41% in teens. While 8-10 hours of nightly sleep every day is best, extra ...

By focusing on age-appropriate wake windows, calming routines, and a supportive sleep environment, you’re laying the ...

In my last post, I asked, "Are you getting enough sleep?" Today, in an effort to better understand the role of sleep in our lives, I ask a very basic question: What happens when our heads hit the ...

Now that we have wearables tracking our every move, a lot of us can look at stats that supposedly tell us how well we’ve slept the night before. But sometimes, it can feel like your sleep tracker is ...

Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS) is a most prevalent circadian rhythm sleep disorder and is marked by a delay in the timing of sleep episode compared to desired or necessary sleeping and wakeup ...