better sleep

Laughing during sleep (also known as hypnogely) is often a result of dreams and surprisingly, not that uncommon of an occurrence. Here’s a look into what it means, potential causes, and if it’s normal… 

While there is no one size fits all solution, cultures around the world have come up with their own strategies. Let’s take a trip around the world and look at all the strange ways people fall asleep… 

Everyone knows that sleep is critical for growing children and their mental and physical health. Regular, high-quality sleep habits help children consolidate memory and learn better. A lack of sleep contributes to childhood depression, anxiety and even risk of suicide, along with physical health problems, including risk of injury. The challenge is making sure kids […]

Parasomnias are disruptive sleep-related disorders that may involve abnormal movements, talking, emotions or actions while sleeping. Follow along for everything you should know about parasomnias including the types, symptoms, causes, and different methods of treatment.

Central sleep apnea is typically caused by an underlying health condition and if left untreated, it can lead to serious health consequences. Here’s everything you need to know about central sleep apnea.

After 50 years of research, eminent Stanford University sleep researcher William Dement reportedly said the only solid explanation he knows for why we sleep is “because we get sleepy”. Even though sleep may be, as one researcher put it, “the only major behaviour in search of a function”, it clearly does matter for our health […]