I function well on around six hours a night, but now I'm wondering if I should try to sleep more and, if so, how?

7 to 9 hours of sleep is necessary for good health, but every person's sleep requirement is different. According to experts, along with the quantity of sleep, its quality also affects mental and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six hours sleep For those of us who worry about our sleep, every morning is a scramble of mental maths as we turn to our bedside ...

Discover why sleep is more powerful than you think—and how a lack of it can quietly impact everything from your mood to long‑term brain health.

Americans, by and large, are starved for sleep. While seven to nine hours of sleep a night is generally recommended, a survey by US News revealed 58% of us sleep six to seven hours a night, while one ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a retired and active 73-year-old who plays tennis and regularly goes to the gym. I often take long naps and sleep for 2 or 3 hours. At night, I often sleep 4 or 5 hours. My ...

Most adults do not need a hard eight hours of sleep; a growing body of evidence and evolutionary research suggest the optimal nightly sleep for many healthy adults is closer to seven hours, with ...

— -- The need for sleep is universal with everyone both young and old needing to get some shut-eye to stay healthy. With our own Dan Childs, head of the ABC News Medical Unit, undergoing an ...

Belle Amatt told Newsweek that nutrition plays a quiet but powerful role in how easily children fall—and stay—asleep.