Sleepless nights may be doing more than leaving you fatigued the next day. They might also be increasing your risk of suffering a heart attack.

The teenage years are the time of life where people need the most sleep. Sleeping less than eight hours per night makes teens tired, more prone to sickness, and have difficulty concentrating.

Most people know the feeling; when the alarm clock goes off in the morning, you somehow feel tired even though you went to bed at a reasonable hour and feel like you got enough sleep.

It's an often amusing characterization of teenagers, that they stay up late and don't get enough sleep.

Could a good night's sleep be a key to reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease? It's still speculation, but a link between sleep and the rise and fall of a marker for the disease have given scientists hope.

Missing sleep is not only bad for your health, but new research shows that it can hurt the economy, too.

Getting poor quality sleep may have more impact than yawning and sleepiness at work the next day. It could also increase the risk of developing high blood pressure in older men.

Treatment for all kinds of cancers can have many side effects, including nausea, anxiety, liver problems and lung disease. Now it is also reported that more than half of cancer patients suffer insomnia.

Obstructive sleep apnea causes more than just bad sleep and daytime fatigue; it's also a serious health condition that leads to higher risk for stroke and many cardiovascular diseases.

One can try any number of home remedies including vigorous exercise to increase sleep duration at night. If those don't work, it may be time to call in the big boys.