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Stressing about getting a full eight hours is so yesterday.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Vitamin D might be known as the 'sunshine vitamin' but this nutrient could ...

Insomnia — the nightmare you can’t wake up from. Cutting down on caffeine, curbing alcohol intake, kicking a smoking habit and sticking to a regular workout routine are great first steps toward ...

One in three adults report some sort of insomnia and around half of those say it disrupts their functioning during the day. It only gets worse in summer. Heatwaves substantially disrupt sleep quality ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. While women are said to sleep a bit longer than men, their sleep ...

Christine Won got into sleep medicine by accident. As an undergraduate student, she signed up for a course called “Sleep and Dreams.” Almost immediately, she became fascinated by the study and ...

Deep sleep refers to slow-wave sleep — a stage in the sleep cycle when brain waves slow down. Getting enough deep sleep is crucial for numerous bodily functions. But how to increase deep sleep isn’t ...

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