Research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals more than a quarter of new mothers say they have recently fallen asleep while feeding their babies, putting their infants at ...

Sleep is something the majority of us look forward to. At the end of a long day (or a long night), there often is no better feeling than crawling under the covers, knowing that you have nowhere to be ...

Watching TV before bed might not help you relax they way you think it does. As people get older, falling asleep can become more and more difficult. With age comes more reasons for them to feel ...

Ever doze off on the couch at night, then struggle to fall back asleep once you move to your bed? According to Cleveland Clinic sleep specialist Nancy Foldvary, DO, you’re not alone – and there’s a ...

You’re drifting off to sleep, floating in that hazy realm between wakefulness and dreams, when suddenly—BAM!—your body jerks violently as if you’ve been dropped from a height. Your heart races, you’re ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images One in three American admit to not getting as much sleep as they need, so it ...

In a perfect world, most of us should take 10 to 20 minutes to fall asleep, with the average sleep latency (the time it takes to fall asleep) sitting at about 12 minutes. But alas, this world is ...

The brain doesn’t gradually fall asleep. Instead, it reaches a tipping point at which it rapidly transitions from wakefulness to sleep in a matter of minutes – a discovery that could improve our ...

Adequate sleep is incredibly important for a healthy body and mind, yet it's not always easy to achieve. In fact, about 40% of American adults report difficulty falling asleep at least a few times ...

Lately, I’ve been waking up every night in the middle of the night like clockwork. It’s a bit of a mystery as to why: I haven’t been feeling particularly stressed about anything—not work, not my ...