Sleep is important for kids. Disturbed sleep can lead to poor school performance and behavior problems. My son is just about to turn 11. He's at his best when he gets about 10 hours of sleep though, more often than not, he wakes up after nine hours. ...

Photo: Getty Images/Stockbyte Platinum The September issue of Runner's World profiled Tera Moody, a chronic insomniac and one of the country's best marathoners. You would never link sleep deprivation and ...

A study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association compared sleeping patterns and stroke risk among 93,175 women aged 50 to 79 years. Researchers controlled for other known stroke risk factors (such as race, lifestyle factors, and ...

Photo: planetchopstick, Flickr Finding a good balance between snoozing and exercising is complicated. "Sleep and exercise have a very intimate relationship; we simply cannot have one without the other," says ...

At That's Fit, we've discussed the importance of good sleep many times. A restful night's sleep can boost your energy, help manage stress, and can even help you maintain a healthy weight. But there are a lot of notions about good sleep that may or ...

I have been toying with the idea of trying polyphasic sleep. The promise is less sleep overall, with few ill-effects from the added time. By taking brief naps at regular intervals, one can supposedly cut out 2-5 hours of sleep time. More time for ...

A deep sleep is something we all crave, but with the demands of our busy lives, it's often maddeningly elusive. But according to this article on Prevention, a good night's sleep can be yours, provided you identify the sleep thieves in your life and ...

A small study in the journal Circulation revealed that almost 60 percent of pacemaker patients also had undiagnosed sleep apnea. The researchers involved in the study posit that patients' sleep apnea could possibly contribute to their heart ...