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For those who believe the headlines, young adults and millennials are ruining everything from golf to gold prices. But what’s their relationship to sleep? Technology company Royal Philips just released the findings from their annual sleep survey, which asked over 15,000 adults in 13 countries (namely, the United States, the U.K., Germany, Poland, France, India, China,

It’s important to be well-rested and alert at work — especially when the job involves decision-making, operating any kind of machinery, or being responsible for people’s health. In spite of the fact that we can all agree well-rested people perform better on the job, a new study suggests new doctors might not be getting enough sleep. For

A recent study from the University of Kent in the U.K. revealed that as we age, the part of our brain that controls our circadian rhythms becomes less sensitive to light. This suggests that our struggle to sleep as we get older has its roots in our biology. The specific area of the brain that controls

According to a new study, a high percentage of U.S. military personnel are having regular nightmares, but aren’t reporting them as a sleep-related concern. Researchers surveyed 493 active-duty U.S. military personnel who had undergone sleep evaluations at the Sleep Medicine Center at Martin Army Medical Center in Fort Benning, Georgia. They found that 31.2% had

Data from a recent McGill University study of school-age children suggest bad sleep habits begin earlier than assumed, leading experts to recommend that sleep guidelines for young children be revisited. “Our findings contradict the prevailing assumption that sleep patterns remain largely unchanged during the school-age period, from six to 13 years old,” says Reut Gruber,

According to a new study, it’s possible that kids are really sensitive to bright lights — specifically, exposing young kids to bright light in the evening may make it more difficult for them to fall asleep. Researchers found that one hour of bright light exposure before bedtime meant that preschooler’s bodies were less likely to

Stressing out about one’s job can be enough to keep anyone up at night, and it’s a growing trend. Global staffing firm Accountemps surveyed 2,800 workers in the United States and found that 44% of employees said they lose sleep “somewhat often” or “very often” because they are thinking about work. People who lost sleep

Co-sleeping — that’s the practice of sleeping in the same bed as one’s infant, baby, or child — is a much-discussed practice. Many parents opt to share a bed with their babies in order to make breastfeeding during the night easier, as a bonding experience, or simply to soothe a fussy sleeper. But others believe