We often take our beds for granted. It is the one piece of furniture we use more than any other, yet it is frequently the most neglected. You might scrub…

We spend roughly one-third of our lives in bed, yet the surface we sleep on often receives surprisingly little care. When was the last time you gave your mattress a deep cleaning? If you…

Do you work at odd hours of the night or work on a rotating shift instead of the usual 9-to-5 working hours? If you do, then you have probably experienced…

As you age, your body undergoes physical and physiological changes that will affect the quality and quantity of your sleep. You will, for one thing, be likely to sleep later…

What has sleep and sex have in common? Both are usually done in bed, of course! But the connection between the two activities goes deeper than sharing a venue. If…

Millions of Americans reach for sleeping pills whenever they have difficulty in falling and staying asleep through the night, as is the case for insomnia. While sleeping pills have their…

While it seems like a gory thing to happen, exploding head syndrome doesn’t involve human head actually exploding, either from the inside or from an external object’s impact. Instead, it’s…

Sleeping isn’t exactly a restful activity for people who suffer from parasomnias, a group of sleeping disorders involving unwanted actions, experiences, and events that happen as the person affected is…

Shift workers rack up sleep debts that will affect their personal and professional lives, from falling asleep on the job to falling behind on their personal relationships. But it doesn’t…

As we age, our sleeping patterns change and most of these changes are normal, such as waking up earlier or becoming sleepy earlier, even experiencing shallower sleep than before. There’s…