Another key psychological mechanism contributing to sleep procrastination is delay discounting; the favouring of immediate ...

“Everyone has a specific threshold for insomnia, and sometimes precipitating factors can break through the threshold and you can’t sleep. The stressors could be personal ...

It might momentarily disturb your sleep but it usually doesn’t affect your ability to instantly return to the land of nod. But what are these fleeting moments called and why do they happen?

Time to give these so-called sleep hacks a rest? The team behind the sleep tracker Sleep Cycle crunched data from over 1 million global users to determine the social media slumber shortcuts that ...

Sleep is still a mystery, despite how critical it is for our health. Most of us spend roughly one third of our lives sleeping, but you may need more or less than eight hours a night. Here’s what ...

the Sleep Research Consortium has developed a sleep diary app based on six dimensions of sleep health: duration, continuity, timing, alertness, regularity and satisfaction. It is not just about ...

People would often tell me they knew everything about me. “You didn’t read my diary,” I’d joke. “If you had, I’d have to kill you.” I had always thought of my diaries as garbage cans ...

Sleeping well is vital for energy and good health — but getting the right amount of different stages of sleep can make all the difference. Among the various sleep stages, two of the most well ...

To celebrate World Sleep Day, here's our science-based guide to getting the best slumber you can – from varying sleep with the seasons to taking inspiration from the past. It's a typical weekday ...

For optimal brain and body functioning, sleep expert Martin Seeley from MattressNextDayshared his five top tips for a "better night's sleep". How to sleep better Swap pyjamas for your birthday suit ...

This phase of the study included 14 days of sleep tracking through a sleep diary, an actigraph (i.e., a research-grade sleep tracker worn on the wrist, not unlike a smartwatch), and two days of ...