What’s the best thing to wear to bed for a good night’s sleep?
One study (funded by the wool industry) has found, unsurprisingly, that wool pyjamas could help you sleep 15 minutes longer. But not everybody agrees
Four steps to a younger, smarter brain
Evidence suggests memory decline can be slowed and even reversed by adopting a few healthy lifestyle habits
Sleep: how much do we really need?
The optimum amount of sleep is supposed to be eight hours a night. Why is shuteye so important – and what happens if we don’t get enough?
Fight the night: why is it that babies hate sleeping so much?
The search for a ‘sleep’ button for his young son is endless, but then along comes Ewan McGregor…
Night terrors: what do anxiety dreams mean?
These are anxious times – but how does this affect our sleep, and what can we learn from the exam crises and missed trains that haunt the small hours
‘I know I will be so tired’: a teenager on living with insomnia
Anita Salimi, 18, says sleep has been a problem for her since she was a young child
Children’s lack of sleep is ‘hidden health crisis’, experts say
NHS statistics for England show sleep disorder admissions for under-16s was almost 10,000 last year
Sleepless in … Seattle? Which city gets the least shuteye?
Around the world weary workers are staying late at the office or taking naps on the job – while data reveals the link between sleep and wages
Finally, a cure for insomnia?
We are living through an epidemic of sleeplessness, but the medical establishment has largely ignored the problem. Can a radical new therapy help you get some sleep?