On the flip side, sleep also may be used to supercharge your memories and improve your recall. “In part, while we are ...

Scientists now know that while we snooze, our brains help solidify the memories we made during the day. In this Special Feature, we investigate whether simple techniques might help improve memory ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Sleeping, breathing and drinking water sounds easy, right? Well, many of us aren't doing these daily tasks effectively, one expert says. Michael Breus, clinical psychologist and author of "Sleep Drink ...

REM sleep goes even deeper into brain recovery, dreaming and processing memories and emotions. This is the sleep stage in ...

Insomnia, a common sleep disorder, can make it hard to get some shut-eye. Late-night screen time, jobs, and social events can ...

About 1 in 25 adults has taken a prescription sleep medicine in the last month, according to data from the Centers for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. While women are said to sleep a bit longer than men, their sleep ...