The best thing you can do for your health: sleep well
‘A consistent seven to nine-hour sleep each night is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health’
Bedtime routines: five ways to get a good night’s sleep
From avoiding screens to sidestepping that evening nightcap, here’s what you can do to improve your chances of an undisturbed night
A book at bedtime: the rise of sleep story apps
Millions of people now use talking books, podcasts and apps to help them drift off to sleep
How modern life gets in the way of sleep
Up to 30% of people in developed countries now suffer from chronic insomnia. How did we get so sick and tired?
Five benefits of being an early riser
Rise with the lark and you can expect a happier, more productive life, researchers suggest. And if you’re a woman you seem less likely to suffer from breast cancer
Early risers ‘less likely to develop mental health problems’
Research says ‘night owls’ may be at greater risk due to having to fight natural body clock
Trouble getting to sleep? You just need to get into the swing of it
Gentle rocking helps people to nod off and improves memory, say scientists
Social jetlag – are late nights and chaotic sleep patterns making you ill?
Waking later at weekends can have the same effect as jetlag – and lead to weight gain, reduced mental performance and chronic illness. But there is a solution
Losers! Asleep! Not achieving! My week of waking up at 4.30am
On the third day I run out of things to do by 4pm. Maybe CEOs are busier than me?
Schoolchildren to be offered sleep lessons after rise in disorders
Move follows concerns about ‘hidden health disaster’ of sleeplessness among young