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Sleep experts explain which metrics genuinely reflect your health, which are little more than educated guesses, and why your sleep score may be causing more anxiety than insight

REM sleep is not rest, but work. The brain consolidates memories, processes emotional experiences and stabilizes psychological resilience. Those who fail to reach it or leave it too early carry a burden the next morning that sleep should have lifted. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a skin-breathable patch that uses…

Fitness trackers have transformed how we understand our bodies, but constantly checking recovery scores and sleep metrics can sometimes create more anxiety than progress. Here’s how to find the right balance

AARP published a piece on the warning signs of sleep apnea that quotes Beth Malow, MD, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics in the Vanderbilt Sleep Division

SLEEP quality improved across five European populations following the COVID-19 pandemic, but long term tracking revealed that mental health, financial security, and lifestyle factors remained the strongest predictors of healthy sleep, highlighting new opportunities for population health monitoring and preventive care

Study Links Sleep Patterns to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk | 2026-08-13 Study Links Sleep Patterns to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk A new study suggests sleep disturbances may identify those at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Research highlights the role of micro-awakenings in older adults.

We’ve all nodded off on the couch after a long day. But what if it happens almost every evening—even while watching your favourite movie at your usual viewing time? According to sleep expert Dr Chris Winter, that isn’t something to dismiss as simple fatigue

If your partner’s breathing, snoring, movements or middle-of-the-night bathroom trips wake you up, you aren’t alone: 67% of U.S. adults say their partner disturbs their sleep

Few know that an entire clinical specialty exists to treat chronic insomnia. Many are also unaware that there are too few specialists nationwide to meet the demand

Artificial intelligence can extract far more prognostic information from routine sleep studies than doctors currently use, identifying patient groups with markedly different risks of heart disease, cognitive decline and death