It doesn't just help you feel rested — sleep is important for your overall health and well-being.

Tossing, turning, trying desperately to get to sleep but feeling wide awake. For most people, these can be signs of one poor night's sleep. But for people with insomnia, these restless feelings become all too familiar and routine.

Perhaps you know that person who tries so hard to go to bed "early" but never makes it before 3 am. Or the one who's always up before the rooster, regardless of their bedtime.

Few things pierce a mother's heart like her baby's cry. This is why so many parents hesitate to use sleep training methods. But take heart — sleep-trained kids do just fine later on.

The image of "obesity" often conjures up people who can barely fit through a doorway or who always require two airline seats.

Among the great debates in parenting is the decision of where babies will sleep: In the parents' bed? In a crib next to the parents' bed? In another room?

Recent studies have shown that many Americans are finding it harder and harder to get a decent amount of sleep, but why? Studies have pointed to physical issues, like obstructive sleep apnea, as well as mental health issues, like stress and depression. It's been proven that losing weight can greatly improve symptoms of sleep apnea. But what about treating mental health issues? In a question similar to the "chicken versus the egg" conundrum, could sleep problems traditionally thought to be symptoms of mental disorders actually be the cause of the mental disorders? Could treating sleep disord...

Women and men have different sleeping patterns and report different sleep problems.  The science behind these differences could go a long way toward explaining gender differences in quality of sleep and overall health.