This Sleep Awareness Month, consider this your sign to stop glorifying exhaustion and start protecting your rest.

Research by the British Sleep Society has found 37 percent of UK adults have experienced insomnia, which can manifest as difficulty falling or staying asleep, while Mental Health UK reports that one in five adults aren’t getting sufficient sleep, with women more likely to suffer than men.

Your sleep hygiene—and the way you dream—might have a lot more to say about your health than you’d think.

Sleeping well has profound effects. Good quality sleep is proven to enhance mood, protect health, and even optimize productivity. Sleep badly and adverse consequences across all these measures can be the result. Modern life can interfere with sleep patterns.

Here’s why sleep matters so much – plus how to fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.

Sleep impacts every aspect of life, yet many struggle with it. Discover effective strategies from Consumer Reports to enhance sleep quality and boost overall health.

There are so many sleep metrics you can access with wearables, it can be overwhelming to decide which ones to track and how much they actually matter for your sleep health. So we asked our chief medical officer,

People who don’t keep a consistent bedtime routine are the ones who tend to have the most difficulty with sleep, says Dr. Neomi Shah, associate professor of medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. Sound familiar? Use this pre-bed plan ...

Nearly half of American kids may not get enough sleep, and parents often underestimate sleep needs. Experts share tips to build better sleep hygiene.

Sleep disorders are believed to be common in people with mild cognitive impairment, with some estimates suggesting a rate as high as 60 percent. But even if you don’t have a sleep disorder that can be diagnosed and treated, you can take steps to ...