There's an association between sleep duration and depression, anxiety, impulsive behavior, and poor cognitive performance in kids, researchers say.

Rewards can boost visual perceptual learning tasks but only after getting some quality shut-eye, new research shows.

Blue light early in the morning can aid the healing process for mild traumatic brain injury, potentially because it gets people on the right sleep schedule.

Sleep may allow birds learning to sing to remember the useful things they learned during the day, and forget what's not important.

Tongue fat is a risk factor for sleep apnea and losing tongue fat reduces the severity apnea, researchers have discovered.

Though it may be difficult, researchers say that setting a clear and consistent bedtime can get teens the sleep they need.

Travel, activity, and lots of time with friends and family can take a toll on your sleep during the holiday season. Here are some tips to get your shut-eye.

Healthy sleep patterns may help offset the risk of heart disease and stroke, even in people who are genetically predisposed to the conditions.

Nurses sleep on average 83 minutes less before a work shift compared to a day off. That's bad news for patients.

Sleep deprivation messes with our 'placekeeping' ability, which makes us make more mistakes on tasks that have more than a few simple steps.