Many smartwatches, fitness and wellness trackers now offer sleep tracking among their many functions. Wear your watch or ring to bed, and you'll wake up to a detailed sleep report telling you not just ...

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While melatonin supplements can support the onset of sleep in most people, the time it takes to work and the duration of its activity can vary. Extended-release melatonin may provide longer elevated ...

As many as 70 million people in the U.S. have problems with sleep, and many are increasingly turning to melatonin supplements to help them fall asleep. People generally perceive these over-the-counter ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba examined the association between sleep characteristics and workplace productivity using ...

In many parts of the country, children and their parents face months-long wait times for sleep tests at labs. With obesity rising among the pediatric population, at-home sleep tests to assess sleep ...

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 ...

The researchers used at-home sleep studies for more than 1,100 adults in Brazil who did not have moderate to severe sleep apnea - conditions already known to be linked with high blood pressure, though ...

You may have heard sleep described as something of a magic pill for the body. With the right amount, timing, and quality, it can work wonders—strengthen the immune system, improve blood sugar, even ...

Deep sleep, like all sleep stages, helps you feel refreshed when you wake up. The proportion of time you need to spend in ...