Animals really do dream, according to a new book on the science of consciousness. Hear a podcast interview with the author.

A bedtime routine in which kids sleep for at least 10 hours a night, even before school begins, can help them get ready for kindergarten, a new study shows.

A new mattress and pillow system uses heating and cooling to tell your body it's time to go to sleep.

New research digs into the way brain inflammation may link Alzheimer’s risk and sleep disturbance. It could help with earlier detection of the disease.

People who do shift work are at higher risk for having a stroke later in life, even long after a return to a normal work schedule.

People who do shift work are at higher risk for having a stroke later in life, even long after a return to a normal work schedule.

The fast "splines" brain rhythm helps the left brain and right brain communicate better while running—and even while dreaming—research in rodents shows.

The worse quality of sleep that emergency medical service workers get, the more anger they feel on the job, researchers report.

New research involving a brain-computer interface device confirms that the brain uses a phenomenon called "replay" to remember new information.

A new study offers a surprising finding about breast cancer: circulating cells that later form metastases mainly arise when a person is sleeping.