Researchers found a way to implement cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) at scale, using a proprietary software called COAST, and with good early results to boot. Providers using this ...

As if having cancer wasn’t hard enough, up to 50% of patients and survivors also suffer from insomnia or other sleep disturbances, says Eugenie Spiguel, an advanced practice provider at Memorial Sloan ...

Chronic insomnia—trouble sleeping at least three days a week for three months or more—could speed up brain aging. People with chronic insomnia were 40% more likely to develop dementia or mild ...

Despite the marketing of cannabinoids as a sleep aid, a single dose of tetrahydrocannabinol/cannabidiol (THC/CBD) acutely and objectively worsened sleep in a small ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a science journalist specializing in healthy aging and longevity. About one in three adults don’t get enough sleep, according ...

Peter L. Salgo, MD: Who out there is managing insomnia? They don’t go all the time to sleep specialists. Is it the general practitioners? Is it the family physicians, the gynecologists? Who’s taking ...

Insomnia sufferers often find themselves trying everything under the sun in a frustrating and seemingly futile attempt to get a good night's sleep. However, these all-consuming efforts may be doing ...

If you’re like most people, your idea of hypnosis comes from the movies or TV. You might think that hypnotherapists can use hypnosis to control your mind and make you do things you wouldn’t otherwise ...

Menopause is notorious for causing symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings. Insomnia is another challenge women face during this transition. Between 40 and 60 percent of menopausal ...

Insomnia is a sleep disorder that can affect people of all ages. Small amounts of alcohol may cause short-term sleep disturbances, but frequent and large quantities of alcohol consumption may lead to ...