New research shows three-quarters of adults experience recurring dreams, with negative themes dominating these sleep experiences. Scientists explain why our brains fixate on threatening scenarios ...

Infant sleep patterns fluctuate significantly during the first year, with newborns sleeping in short bursts and gradually consolidating sleep as they mature. Sleep regressions are common due to ...

Infant sleep patterns can be both puzzling and concerning for new parents. Infants spend the majority of their first months ...

Unlike us humans, all animals do not get 8 hours of sleep every night. Aquatic creatures and those in the wild running from predators have adapted their bodies to doze off whenever possible to restore ...

Given sleep’s profound impact on well-being, unexplained daytime fatigue and disrupted sleep patterns necessitate a ...

They said their findings suggested interventions to change this sleeping pattern could potentially reduce symptoms of depression — suffered by about one in six adults. In the study, University ...

The researchers found that women who reported both exhaustion and “increasing sleepiness” were twice as likely to have ...

Indian women tend to have more irregular sleeping patterns. Nearly six in ten (59%) sleep past 11 pm, with half waking up feeling fatigued, compared to 42% of men. While 9% of men report waking up ...

In a cohort of older community-dwelling women, unfavorable sleep patterns were associated with cognitive impairment and higher dementia risk, according to data published in Neurology.

Researchers tracked 733 women without cognitive impairment, using wrist devices to monitor sleep and circadian rhythms. Those who showed stable sleep patterns had the lowest dementia risk, while those ...

People who spend more time looking at a screen in bed are more likely to report insomnia and sleep loss, a study has found.