Henry*, a 50-year-old accountant, came into my office bleary-eyed. He told me he hadn’t slept well in months. He described tossing and turning at night and having trouble waking up in the morning.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Biological clock Getty Images/nambitomo Researchers have long wished to understand the connection between sleep and memory, ...

Every parent knows that welcoming a child into the family can be one of life’s greatest blessings while simultaneously wreaking havoc on stress levels and sleep patterns. Parenting can be beautifully ...

Restless or too little sleep can make us feel unfocused and indecisive the next day. Valerii Apetroaiei/iStock via Getty Images Plus Imagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps you went to bed too ...

ATHENS, Ga. — Scientists from the University of Georgia have discovered something troubling about teenagers who don’t get enough quality sleep: their brains may be forming connectivity patterns that ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- People who have more interrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s are more than twice as likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, according to a new study. In the early ...

A new analysis of data from older Americans indicates that chronic sleep disturbances are associated with a shorter lifespan and fewer years spent with a healthy brain. The research suggests that ...

New research now shows how dreams during REM sleep help the brain rethink problems and find creative solutions naturally.

Key points Are your sleep problems causing depression? Or are you depressed and that is leading to sleep problems? People who are depressed may wake up in the morning with an overwhelming sense of ...