If you find it increasingly difficult to sleep as you age, you’re not alone. According to the CDC, 11.9 percent of adult ...

In the quiet hours of night, millions of Americans reach for sleeping pills, hoping to find relief from restless thoughts and sleepless nights. While these medications promise the allure of peaceful ...

There are many reasons that people struggle to fall asleep. Often times, stress keeps people up at night. But sometimes the culprit is a disorder like insomnia or obstructive sleep apnea. Sleeping ...

Sleeping pills may interfere with the brain's overnight cleaning system, new research in mice suggests. Like cells everywhere in the body, cells in the brain produce a plethora of waste products that ...

So many of us struggle to fall asleep and stay there through the night. About a third of U.S. adults aren’t sleeping enough. Teenagers’ sleep is even worse; 8 in 10 teens are sleep deprived. Our ...

New study links sleeping pills to a greater risk of developing dementia. The link was only found in white patients. Doctors say there are a lot of unknowns in the link between sleeping pills and ...

Many people regularly reach for over-the-counter or prescription pills to get a good night’s sleep. Slightly more than 8 percent of adults say they use sleep medicines nightly or most of the time, ...

Our bodies rely on their lymphatic system to drain excessive fluids and remove waste from tissues, feeding those back into the blood stream. It’s a complex yet efficient cleaning mechanism that works ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A.J. Herrington is a freelance writer covering weed news and culture. Medical cannabis is a significantly more effective sleep aid ...