Body weight workouts in the evening may be linked to around 30 more minutes of sleep at night and without increasing sleep interruptions, a new study suggests, the newest evidence in the long debate ...

It might be worth working a little bit harder to get that much-desired, but often elusive, good night's sleep. Deep sleep clears the mind of waste just as a "dishwasher" cleans dirty plates and ...

Share on Pinterest A new mouse study shows that more toxins and metabolites are cleared from the brain during awake time than during sleep. romaset/Getty Images A new study in mice suggests the ...

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. For most of my adult life, I’ve been ...

Share on Pinterest Could sleeping in on the weekends help lower heart disease risk? Anna Malgina/Stocksy “Catching up” on sleep over the weekend could reduce the risk of heart disease by 20%, a new ...

Already multitool smart devices, Apple Watches added another buzzworthy feature last month: an app to detect sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a sleeper’s breathing to pause when the ...

In the latest evidence of the direct relationship between sleep and health, researchers have found that chronic insomnia can significantly increase dementia risk. That equates to a three-year ...