Sleep hygiene are your sleep habits that can help to address sleep problems — and even prevent them from happening. These are the things you shouldn’t be doing in your bed to keep your habits “clean.”

Half of all patients report disturbed sleep during alcohol withdrawal. Here are some treatment options that may help.

More than half of cancer patients experience insomnia. Here are ways to fight sleep disturbances.

A single group-based session of behavioral therapy may be effective for some insomnia patients.

Although sleep complaints are a common symptom of irritable bowel syndrome, researchers have often struggled to confirm them.

New guidelines for treating insomnia recommend a type of psychotherapy called cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia before considering medication.

If you suffer from insomnia, you might have heard that the supplement melatonin is an effective way to get some sleep. But does it send you off to dreamland as promised?

Older adults are at higher risk for sleep deficiency—tending toward fewer sleeping hours and a different sleep-cycle pattern. Here’s what can happen when you don’t get enough.

Not getting enough sleep—generally six hours or less a night—has also been linked to a reduced quality of life and health complications such as cardiovascular disease.

Try to stay away from the following stimulants, which can contribute to poor-quality sleep.