People who sleep too little are 14 percent more likely to have depression, around 108 percent more likely to have anxiety, a 37 percent increased risk of obesity to a 12 percent increased risk of ...

A consensus definition of how much sleep the average person needs, depending on their age, is long overdue. There’s been this magical number that floats around: eight hours. But now there’s actually a ...

According to new research, poor or fragmented sleep in older adults may interfere with the brain's ability to eliminate waste, potentially increasing the risk of neurological disorders like ...

How much sleep you need depends on many different factors, including your age, genetics, and how well you sleep at night. However, 7 to 9 hours per night is ideal for most adults. Sleep repairs ...

Learn how to calculate how much sleep your body needs and when your ideal ... Below is a chart showing when you should go to bed to achieve either 7.5 or ... Reduces risk of stroke or heart ...

For older adults, too much or too little sleep has been tied to cognitive issues. By Dana G. Smith Getting too little sleep later in life is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s ...

Too much sleep, too little sleep, or sleep where you toss and turn, and spend half the night staring goggle-eyed at the ceiling: All of these make you more likely to develop diabetes. That’s ...

In an analysis of the sleep habits of over 72,000 people, researchers identified a particular pattern that can dramatically spike the risk of major cardiovascular problems. The good news is that ...

How much sleep is enough—and how do we get it? Infants usually sleep between 16 and 18 hours a day, children (grades 1 through 12) usually need about nine-and-a-half hours of sleep a night, and ...