Babies with an increased likelihood of autism may struggle to settle into deep, restorative sleep, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied the link between ...

Kaitlyn Rosati’s latest getaway featured none of her usual hallmarks of adventure. There were no predawn hikes or multicity tours. Her itinerary involved one activity only: sleep. Rosati slept for 16 ...

Scientists have new insight into why we have trouble focusing after a bad night of sleep. Attention lapses when we’re sleep-deprived result from our brain’s efforts to clean itself up, a process that ...

Think your sound machine is helping you sleep? It might be doing the opposite. A new study from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine found that listening to pink noise at bedtime ...

To make sharing a bed better for everyone, try these tools and techniques. By Dorie Chevlen Sharing a bed can be a wonderful experience for you and your partner: snuggly, sexy, serene. But many of us ...

EEG-timed sound cues designed to support the brain’s most restorative sleep Muse today announced Deep Sleep Boost (DSB), a new sleep feature designed to help users sustain deeper, more stable ...

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For many people struggling to fall or stay asleep, sound machines have become a popular sleep aid. Broadband sounds promise to mask disturbing noises, “soothe” the brain, and help users drift off into ...

Pink noise, a staticky sound that’s supposed to help people fall asleep, may actually worsen your rest, a new study found. Pink noise — like white noise — contains all the frequencies humans can hear, ...

Plenty of people use apps and ambient sound machines to reduce clamor and improve their sleep — but not all noise is created equal. In fact, new research suggests that a particular type could ...

Sleep apnea sufferers may soon have a new path to a good night’s sleep. A Massachusetts biotech startup is preparing to file for FDA approval of a once-nightly pill that could become the first ...

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