LANSING, Mich. - Researchers from the Michigan State University Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) recently published a study looking at ...

New research on ‘slow-wave sleep’ may have implications for others battling insomnia, including people with anxiety and ...

Sleep is important for everyone, but especially for our children. Studies show that students age 5-18 need approximately 8-12 hours of sleep a night. Are your children getting sufficient sleep? If ...

In my twenties, I saw my episodes as a (mostly) harmless quirk, akin to sleep walking. They didn’t always keep me in my family’s good graces, but I felt otherwise fine. I brushed them off for years.

For pediatric insomnia, Dr Umakanth Katwa and Dr Rafael Pelayo call for a blend of clinical expertise, behavioral therapy, and empathy.

In the study I describe here, children and their parents came to our lab five different times beginning when the children were 9 years old. We wanted to see how their sleep changed over the years ...

A new study found that U.S. infant mortality rates overall are dropping, but that rates of sudden unexpected infant death may have increased in recent years.

The study suggests these indicators, including sleep duration, bedtime and rise time variability, and overall sleep efficiency, are critical for children's health, development and well-being.