‘For nearly 40 years, every doctor I’ve pleaded with has announced that the problem is in my head.’Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images In February, I taught memoir writing at a conference in Mexico ...

"The combined amount of evidence implicates sleep in a bi-directional relationship with dementia, meaning that poor sleep earlier in life may contribute to increased risk of dementia, but also early ...

It’s 2.53AM and I’m wide awake. Next to me, against the stark silence of the night, my husband gently snores. It feels like a taunt. I could cry. He’s living proof that sleep comes easily for some, ...

Inability to fall asleep at night can lead to serious health concerns — it's important to manage your insomnia and get a better night's rest. (Getty Images) Sleep is something you may take for granted ...

We all know the importance of a good night’s sleep, but for many people – including myself – sometimes it doesn’t matter how ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. I like to tell people that the night before I stopped sleeping, I slept. Not only that: I slept well. Years ...

I’ll often lie awake until three or four in the morning, before drifting off for just a few hours. Then comes the dreaded alarm clock. My mind and body are exhausted all the time – there’s always this ...

I can’t make myself sleep. I keep forgetting that and then remembering it. Years ago I took sleep drugs, first over-the-counter and then prescription ones, which worked fairly well for a pretty long ...

Whether or not you use the word insomnia, you probably have an idea of what it looks like and either you or a loved one have experienced it at some point in your life. The scientifically acknowledged ...

Like many older adults, I have issues with insomnia. In fact, a recent article claims that at least 50 percent of adults over 65 are afflicted with sleep problems of various sorts. Really, just 50 ...

Dequicia Rawls often cannot stay awake in school, no matter how hard she tries. The 15-year-old sits in her 10th-grade classes at Douglas County High School in Atlanta and "zones out" before falling ...