Following deep sleep, REM sleep is the next critical phase of sleep cycles, characterized by more dreaming that’s also extra ...

Researchers discovered a genetic mutation that could explain why some individuals thrive on as little as three hours of sleep ...

Although sleep is essential for healthy functioning, insomnia disorder is prevalent, affecting about 5% to 10% of the adult ...

Tirzepatide is now approved for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, highlighting the drug class' potential in sleep ...

Have you ever noticed how some people bounce out of bed after just a few hours of sleep, while others can barely function ...

What started as a joke turned into a viral bedtime tradition for a boxer and her beloved pink sleeping mask Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE since 2025.

New research from the University of Nottingham, published in the Journal of Health Psychology, reveals that people who sleep poorly are likelier to believe conspiracy theories, especially after seeing ...

It was a curious sight: five or six glassy-eyed people staring back from the laptop ... awake during the two-hour sessions spent staring at clipart on decades-old slideshows.

Zolpidem, sold as Ambien, messes with yet another possible job of sleep – housekeeping. Every 20 seconds or so, a wave of cerebrospinal fluid pulses through a person’s sleeping brain.

Over the course of a week, we'll send you science-backed strategies to help you sleep better, deeper and longer. When people get a bad night of sleep, they tend to do desperate things. They panic ...

But then, a mysterious shadow figure appears at the foot of the bed, and as their eyes close, the shadow leans over and comes closer and closer to the sleepy person. Many reported seeing the person as ...

"They're giving them drugs to make them sleep to keep them quiet.” In a statement shared with PEOPLE, Spring Independent School District's superintendent, Lupita Hinojosa, said she was troubled ...