About 10% of Americans say they have chronic insomnia, and millions of others report poor sleep quality. Ongoing research has found that bad sleep could lead to numerous health problems, including ...

Sleep is often mentioned when discussing keeping your heart healthy, and for good reason. "Adequate sleep allows the body to rest and repair itself, regulating hormones that influence blood pressure, ...

A group of researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health evaluated the American Heart Association’s recently expanded metric — which now includes sleep as it relates to ...

For more than a decade, the American Heart Association (AHA) urged people to follow “Life’s Simple 7”— a checklist for cardiovascular health that includes maintaining a nutritious diet, avoiding ...

About 10 percent of Americans say they have chronic insomnia, and millions of others report poor sleep quality. Ongoing research has found that bad sleep could lead to numerous health problems, ...

“High-quality sleep is essential for heart health because it supports optimal blood pressure regulation, autonomic balance, and inflammation control, and reduces the risk of cardiovascular events,” ...

This post was co-authored with Codie Rouleau. For many people, getting a good night’s sleep seems out of reach. Modern life leaves little time to wind down and can work against our natural drive to ...

Sleep-deprived people that try to rebound by snoozing longer on weekends don't see improvements to the harmful effects that too little rest has on the heart, new research shows. Adults who get less ...

We all know about the importance of getting a good night’s sleep, but can it affect our heart health? People in western countries sleep for about 6.8 hours per night. A century ago, this duration was ...