Sleep science now explains why the “mind after midnight” specialises in horror stories, and why we should never trust our night-time cognitions, which are driven by negativity bias ...

Increasing numbers of Australians are using medicinal cannabis for anxiety, depression, insomnia, substance disorders and ...

The reason why obstructive sleep apnea makes you tired is because it causes you to wake frequently throughout the night, preventing restful sleep.

Long before my mood changes, my daily patterns do. Noticing these pattern shifts early allows me to recalibrate before depression can take hold.

Passively collected sleep and activity data detected early warning signs of depression relapse weeks before a full episode emerged, results of a longitudinal cohort study showed. In a 1- to 2-year ...

A single dose of the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT) had a rapid and sustained effect on depressive symptoms in a small trial. DMT – a fast-acting and extremely potent psychedelic found in ...

Image of an iPhone (with Health app visible) next to an Apple Watch. (Apple) Apple Health brings sleep tracking, scheduling and long-term analysis into one place, with your iPhone acting as the hub ...

Winter insomnia affects sleep quality during colder months. Causes include reduced daylight and stress from the holiday season. Bright light exposure and light therapy can help manage symptoms. It's ...

Sleep apnea sufferers may soon have a new path to a good night’s sleep. A Massachusetts biotech startup is preparing to file for FDA approval of a once-nightly pill that could become the first ...

Quality of sleep is just as essential to your overall health as nutrition, hydration, and physical activity. Yet many people underestimate how critical sleep is for physical, mental, and emotional ...

Parents trying to oust their teenagers from bed on the weekends should start letting them roll over and pull the covers back up, a new study suggests. Teens who use the weekend to catch up on sleep ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A new study suggests that exercise ...