Researchers from Michigan State University's Department of Human Development and Family Studies revealed that sleep patterns may vary across different racial and ethnic groups - notably for non-white ...

Sleep problems are expanding quickly among children because of inconsistent school schedules and more screen time. Disrupted natural sleeping patterns due to switched routines and gadget dependency ...

World Sleep Day, an awareness event dedicated to celebrating the importance of healthy sleep, is observed annually on the Friday before the spring vernal equinox. This year, it will be celebrated on ...

It’s easy to think that a few minutes less sleep won’t make much difference. But research shows that, during adolescence, even a short change in bedtime can shape brain development and thinking skills ...

While many parents assume that putting a child to bed means they will quickly be asleep, a new study from researchers at Brown University found that's often not the case. The study, published in ...

The Simons Sleep Project (SSP) is a new open-science resource for studying sleep in children with autism. Led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientist Prof. Ilan Dinstein, the new data resource ...

One of the most common myths is that afternoon naps disrupt nighttime sleep. While long or late-day naps can interfere with sleep patterns, short naps of 20 to 30 minutes taken earlier in the day ...