How Many Hours of Sleep Do You Need? The amount of sleep a person needs depends on many things, including their age. In general: But experts say that if you feel drowsy during the day, even during ...

My bed and I spend less time together than the experts say we should. Most nights, my head hits the pillow around 11:00 pm, and I’m up—without an alarm—at 5:30 am. That six and a half hours of shuteye ...

Sleep is a moving target. When you were a newborn, you slept for most of the day, then less as an older child; as a teen, you slept later. A senior’s bedtime is earlier—part of a lifetime journey of ...

I started testing the Eight Sleep Pod 4 — a fancy hydropowered mattress cover — as part of a project to try various bed-cooling systems that go beyond what a cooling mattress or crisp percale sheets ...

If earplugs alone aren’t enough to help you sleep soundly, you might need something that does more than just block out noise. The best earbuds for sleep deliver quality audio, stay securely in place ...

An admission: I’m one of those people who will entertain most things on the spiritual front. You think Mercury retrograde is ruining your life? I can relate. You had a gut feeling that turned out to ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

A new review of research evidence has explored the key differences in how women and men sleep, variations in their body clocks, and how this affects their metabolism. A new review of research evidence ...

Associate Professor in Physiology, Chair of Science Committee, South African Society for Sleep and Health, Member of the World Sleep Society, University of the Witwatersrand Karine Scheuermaier ...

Everyone needs sleep, but getting enough isn't always easy. Many Americans regularly sleep less than the recommended amount, and everyone has the occasional sleepless night. Whether it's a demanding ...