World Sleep Day is observed the Friday before the Spring Vernal Equinox of each year. In 2025, it is on March 15. The main ...

“The idea that you sleep better in a warm room is a common misconception,” says psychotherapist Heather Darwell-Smith. “In ...

Not getting enough sleep and working night shifts can increase the risk of infections among nurses, according to a new study.

Not that there aren’t plenty of myths around it. From the importance of repaying our ‘sleep debt’ to the pernicious tale that ...

Researchers determine how sleep duration, sleep debt, and shift work impact the risk of infections among Norwegian nurses.

Fitbit is testing a “Personalized Sleep Schedule” feature. After you answer surveys throughout the day, the feature will ...

Sleep debt and night shifts increase the risk of several common infections, according to a study on Monday. According to researchers from Norway, sleep debt, defined as the gap between sleep need ...

Sleep-deprived night shift nurses are at greater risk for the common cold and other infectious diseases, a new study says.

As the term indirectly suggests, sleep debt refers to sleeping for fewer hours than your body actually needs. Like a debt, the hours not completed will keep getting accumulated. It means that if ...

A new study examining the effects of sleep patterns and shift work on the immune system has found that sleep debt and night shifts increase the risk of several common infections in nurses.

A new study examining the effects of sleep patterns and shift work on the immune system has found that sleep debt and night ...