There are a lot of misconceptions about sleep. Sleep scientist Rebecca Robbins and her colleagues looked into common myths ...

Updated September 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT This story originally published on Jan. 9, 2024, and has been updated. Sleep has a huge impact on our health. It helps our brains function, protects against ...

In his book “Why We Sleep,” sleep scientist Matthew Walker, PhD points out that from a purely evolutionary point of view sleep doesn’t make sense: When you’re asleep you cannot gather food or find a ...

Turns out there are times when you should wake a sleeping baby! Here's the real deal on the sleep advice you shouldn't listen to and what to do instead. Myth #1: You should never wake a sleeping baby.

If you’ve struggled to fall asleep, you may have tried a slew of tips and tricks: blackout shades, leaving your phone in another room, avoiding screens before bed, and keeping your room at a cool ...

One of the unexpected benefits of writing on the internet is you learn what people are secretly obsessed with. What you click on in the privacy of the glow of your phone screen is in some way what you ...

Myth: A baby is more likely to choke sleeping on his back. False. Studies by the American Academy of Pediatrics have found that babies who sleep on their backs are at no greater risk for choking on ...

Sleep is increasingly getting the attention it deserves as a pillar of health and wellness: Sleep news makes headlines. Sleep care is gaining attention in the workplace. The importance of sleep is ...

I’ve always been at odds with sleep. Starting around adolescence, morning became a special form of hell. Long school commutes meant rising in 6am darkness, then huddling miserably near the bathroom ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh (THE CONVERSATION) Have you ever ...

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