Teens need eight to 10 hours of sleep each night. A large majority get less than that, according to a national survey of U.S.

If you’re over 50 and not sleeping as well as you used to, you’re not alone. Many older adults deal with restless nights, ...

Insufficient sleep is one of the strongest predictors of shorter life expectancy in the U.S., surpassed only by smoking. That's according to a new nationwide analysis published in the journal SLEEP ...

New research suggests caffeine drinkers "may have difficulty accurately perceiving the influence of caffeine on sleep quality" Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been ...

From the idea that most infants sleep 12 hours to the suggestion that daytime naps can improve nighttime slumbers, we expose the biggest misconceptions that are troubling parents.

What is a sleep study? A sleep study, also known as a polysomnogram, is a diagnostic test that monitors various body functions while a person is asleep. It is most commonly used to diagnose sleep ...

Sleep apnoe is often misdiagnosed in women with depression, anxiety or insomnia due to the similarity of male-pattern snoring ...

Sleeping apart might not be the key to happiness in a relationship. Recent trends such as "sleep divorce" have highlighted the benefits of sleeping separately from a partner, sometimes even inhabiting ...