Browsing: Sleep Health

All human beings need sleep. We spend a third of our lives asleep, and it’s as important as food, water or air to our survival. While scientists are still working to understand the exact nature of sleep and why it’s so important to our well-being, decades of research have made it clear that adequate sleep…

Many of us have a fraught relationship with sleep. We delay bedtime for precious alone time, we scroll on our phones in bed, we sacrifice weeknight sleep only to catch marathon Zs on the weekend

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 30.5% of U.S. adults reported sleeping less than seven hours per night in 2024. This focus on sleep is also reflected in consumer priorities. According to a SPINS consumer survey conducted in August 2026, 21.4% of respondents identified improving sleep quality as a top health goal when choosing…

Do you toss and turn and have trouble falling asleep? Or do you wake in the middle of the night and struggle to get back to sleep?

People whose sleep apnoea changes dramatically from night to night are 30 per cent more likely to have a heart attack, stroke or heart failure, reveals a new study from Flinders University

LEXINGTON, Va. (WDBJ) -The Rockbridge Area Health Center is offering safe sleep education and other maternal and infant health services through a new Perinatal Health Hub, created with funding from the Virginia Department of Health

The last time I had a cold, I woke up with my pillow drenched. It wasn’t sweat from a fever. It was drool, still clinging to the side of my face

Bududa, Uganda | URN | Expectant mothers at Bulucheke Health Centre IV in Bududa District are struggling for space, with some forced to share beds while others sleep on the floor as patient numbers surge at the facility. The shortage of beds and space has become a major challenge at the maternity ward following the upgrade…

Chinese sleep technology companies are expanding overseas as consumers worldwide pay greater attention to sleep health, creating opportunities for businesses that combine intelligent manufacturing, artificial intelligence and personalized sleep solutions

Google Health 5.11 is rolling out this week as a rather big update for Fitbit trackers and the Pixel Watch