Sleep may not just be rest for the mind—it may be essential maintenance for the body's power supply. A new study by University of Oxford researchers, published in Nature, reveals that the pressure to ...

Why women need more sleep than men is a question that goes beyond gender stereotypes. It’s rooted in science, biology and the invisible demands placed on women every single day. Many women wake up ...

Here’s a question from an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation colleague: My wife and I have recently begun tracking our sleep; I use an Oura Ring and she uses a Garmin watch. The devices not only ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most of us treat sleep like it’s a simple budget item: we ...

Move over wage gap, there’s a new gender crisis. Research confirms what many women already know — they’re more tired than men, reportedly getting less and worse sleep. For women, the “gender sleep gap ...

Sleep has a mysterious quality. It gives us the opportunity to rest our bodies and escape into dreamland. When Nobel Prize award recipient, Professor Michael Barash, surprised us at a birthday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman yawning Denied of sleep, we find it but impossible to keep our eyes open and our thoughts focused. A new study based on ...

Sleep and health experts explain why eight hours is not a rule, how much sleep you really need, and why quality and how you feel matter more than a number ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. When Joanne Osmond was growing up, in rural ...

There are a few subtle differences between men and women when it comes to getting some shut-eye.