In Part I, I talked a little bit about holiday gifts you could give to help others get a better night's sleep. But in your hurry to scratch those names off your list, don't forget about the person that should...

'Tis the season for gift-giving and spreading holiday cheer. But how many times have you -

Puberty brings a ton of changes to a young person's life, but now we have evidence that the changes children experience in their sleep between the ages of 11 and 12 can happen sooner than the usual physical changes in adolescence.  In a study released the first week...

Now this is pretty cool. New research just came out showing that we can hear sounds during deep sleep, and that those sounds can influence how we consolidate our memories.

One of the chief benefits of deep sleep is its effect on our minds, helping us...

Coffee is most everyone's number one choice for a pick-up-me. Have to work late? Coffee. Couldn't get a full night's sleep? Coffee. Need a jolt of energy to stay focused and alert? Coffee.

You can count on coffee, or really anything with caffeine in it, to get...

Sleeping Beauty may have had the ultimate secret to looking great and maintaining that soft, dewy skin of a twentysomething. This week, when the Los Angeles Times reported on the “best skincare treatment,” readers might have been surprised to learn that it wasn’t a new cosmeceutical or $500-per-ounce skin...

Most of us know whether we’re a lark who likes to beat the sunrise, or an owl who prefers to work by moonlight. Larks function best in the morning and tire through the day, whereas owls feel sharper as the day goes on and reach their optimum level at around...

Let’s be thankful that the sleep disorder suffered by a British man who unwittingly killed his wife in his sleep is extremely rare.

When the Associated Press reported on an unusual murder case out of England, it soon got lots of attention and raised more than a few...

For years now, we’ve known that chronic sleep deprivation can trigger a litany of other health risks, from diabetes and obesity to heart and memory problems. This is true for adults and children.

But now there’s a new study has linked sleep problems among children as a...

Nothing is more frustrating than traveling on empty and there’s really nowhere to get a cat nap. Lying across three rows of hard seats in the boarding area doesn’t do the trick. Sitting on the floor and resting your head on your carry-on luggage won’t do it either. And...

I don’t know any avid golfer who isn’t looking for tips to improve his or her game. Some of my golfing friends are real fanatics, incessantly talking about ways to reduce the number of strokes it takes to get through eighteen holes. And now I finally have proof...

If we're watching our weight and "blow it" on any given day, we're told it's okay because we can make up for it the next day and get back on track. But what about when we lose sleep? Can we catch up over the weekend and, say, sleep in...

Hold on to your seatbelt for this one.

Professor Elwyn Isaac from England's University of Leeds has just discovered an astonishing behavior among fruit flies: after mating, females ditch their usual afternoon siesta in favor of engaging in intense foraging (ahem, that would be akin to...

Think you've got it bad putting up with a snoring bed partner? Well, think again. This month a British woman has been recorded as one of her country's loudest snorers. Her snore is so loud that from a decibel standpoint, it's louder than a jet plane!

Impossible? Not...

Yes, Andy, we do sleep about a third of our lives away.

And I agree, it would be nice to have a gauge on us to let us know when we need to get some shut eye or when we've had enough, much like a battery light that...

If you learned upon landing that your plane's pilots had overshot the airport by 150 miles because they fell asleep at the controls, what would you feel?

Terrified?
Shocked?
Lucky?

I'd feel a mix of the above. In this week's latest hit to the airline industry, a...

I love a study that debunks an old theory long believed true. Last week scientists at the University of Michigan came out with a bold statement: everything we know about the human biological clock is wrong.

According to these researchers, who hail...

Imagine having to make a huge decision that may affect the lives of millions.  Your constituents have voted with confidence in your ability represent them on issues like health care and education.

But after months of contentious debate, when the deadline nears, it comes time to make the...

October's Consumer Reports features a review on something most people find frustrating, and almost everyone asks me about: buying a mattress.I've...

Nothing could be more challenging, exhausting and rewarding than raising an autistic child. Not only is the situation difficult for doctors and parents alike, but it's manifested in oh-so-many ways across a spectrum of symptoms and to varying degrees in different children. One of the most commonly experienced...