Sleeping is essential for good health. When people sleep too much or too little, the risks of various diseases increase. Research in Japan revealed that sleeping for more than eight hours or sleep irregularity might increase the risks of all types of mortality. The Department of Epidemiology for Community Health and Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University…

Akita huskies are known for their loyalty, and this dog from England proves it with his nightly routine of checking to see if his favorite toddler friend is safe. Halifax-born Tia Laycok is a stay-at-home mom of 2 kids: Jaxon, 2, and Bonnie, more than 1 month old. The family, who currently reside at Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire,…

A new study has tracked sleep patterns at all ages, finding that Americans stay up late in their 20s, get the least sleep around age 40, and get the most after they’ve retired from work and/or the kids have flown the nest. The findings were based on more than 11,000 Americans aged 6 and up…

Take a look at these sleeping angels!   (Video courtesy of Dre West, Kelsey Bunker Robertson, Allyson inioluwa, Roselee Pierce, Allen Sharako, Nina Centkowski-Cooper) …

Sleep is a mystifying process of the human body that is far more than the closing of eyelids. Sleep is a state of unconsciousness produced by our body where the brain is at rest. Our quality of life has a deep impact on how we manage to sleep. After getting a sound sleep, you can start with…

Ever awakened from a dead sleep, certain that something was wrong? Something woke you up, yet you have no idea what or why? We all know that the brain can respond to the environment during sleep. If it didn’t, your alarm clock would never wake you up in the morning. But exactly how the brain…

According to a 2009 survey, one-third of U.S. adults manage to nap on any given day of the week. If you’re among that percentage, are you taking the best nap that you can? Are naps beneficial? If you don’t take naps, should you? Why? A nap is an intentional or unintentional period of sleep for…