Studies of sleep and recovery for elite athletes have identified foods and behaviors that improve sleep. That's great news for adults looking to improve their daily lives.

When HHMI Investigator Amita Sehgal started studying sleep 25 years ago, the topic elicited a yawn from most biologists. "In ...

If you still feel tired after getting eight hours of sleep, something may be precluding you from feeling well-rested. Certain ...

Short sleepers, who make up less than one per cent of the population, spend significantly less time snoozing without any ...

We're often told about how important eight hours of sleep is every single night to our overall wellbeing, but how vital actually is it? As per Mayo Clinic, adults should be aiming for seven or more ...

When clocks in the U.S. spring forward on March 8, the daily rhythm of fasting will suddenly shift by an hour.

We often treat sleep like a luxury we can "catch up on" over the weekend, but your brain sees it differently. Sleep isn’t ...

Dr. Natalie Azar and TODAY nutrition and health expert Joy Bauer stop by Studio 1A to break down what you need to know about electrolytes, including why you need them, how to replenish them, the foods ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First up, if it feels like almost ...

Margaret Thatcher, who was known for sleeping only four hours a night, is often credited with saying “Sleep is for wimps!” But sleep is actually work. Putting down the phone, setting aside personal or ...

There are just some things we do without thinking, even if they don't always make sense. Plenty of us feel the need to sleep under blankets every night, even if it's the hottest night of summer, and ...