Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. All human beings need sleep. We spend a third of our ...

Just as it has for centuries. It's 7:30pm and time for the monks to go to bed — at least for their first sleep of the night. Just before midnight, the bell tolls again. They wake, gather in ...

Sleep mode is a handy function that enables your computer to shut down its display after a period of inactivity. It saves your battery and you can resume your work from where you left off by ...

The science behind popular methods for improving sleep, and the downsides of caring too much about it. By Maxwell Strachan I’m an editor on Well, The Times’s personal health section.

Our floodlit society has made sleep deprivation a lifestyle. But we know more than ever about how we rest—and how it keeps us healthy. Joe Diemand, 76, has spent the past 20 years as a truck ...

Online and off, so-called sleepmaxxers are going to extreme lengths in pursuit of better sleep. Is that a problem? By Kate Lindsay Derek Antosiek considers himself something of a sleep connoisseur.

If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. Here’s our process. Sleep podcasts may help promote relaxation and improve sleep quality by providing soothing narratives ...

What Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea? Obstructive sleep apnea is when something blocks part or all of your upper airway while you sleep. So, your diaphragm, a muscle that helps you breathe in and out ...

Mouth tape has recently gained traction as a method to help you sleep better. Along with other viral sleep hacks that usually surface on TikTok, mouth tape brands promise deeper, more restful ...

Last March, Olivia Tennison, a content creator on the platform, shared her experience using the sleep hygiene hack. As of early September, the video had over eight million views. “I slept with ...

It’s also important to get the right amount of sleep on a regular basis to help prevent potential health consequences. In an “ideal” world, you’d have the luxury of going to bed early and ...

What can a sleep professional help with? A professional can diagnose whether a client is having a periodic sleep disturbance or whether they have insomnia or another sleep condition. Problems with ...