Sleep Science

We intuitively know that sleep is important, and a great deal of research on the health effects of sleeplessness backs up this belief. But what exact...

As if we really needed anything else affecting a teen's mood and sleep, recent research shows that Internet use and texting can have a serious, detrimental effect on both sleep and mood.

It turns out that some people's brains are better than others' at blocking the constant incoming flow of environmental stimuli during sleep....

Despite the initial promise of sleep learning, the general consensus in the scientific community is that such research is outdated. However, the same collective seems to be taking another look at sleep now.

Morgan is a 10-year-old fifth-grader in Roxbury, New Jersey. She's fair-skinned, petite, with freckles across her nose and wavy, light-brown hair. Her...