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Russell Foster is director of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute at the University of Oxford. He said sleep is not one size fits all.

The optimum amount of sleep is not too little but not too much – at least in middle and old age.

New research has found that around seven hours of sleep is the ideal nights rest, with insufficient and excessive sleep associated with a reduced ability to pay attention, remember and learn new things, solve problems and make decisions.

By Katie Hunt, CNN The optimum amount of sleep is not too little but not too much -- at least in middle and old age.New research has found that around

Working from home during the pandemic may have had health benefits for night owls who could adjust their work hours, reducing symptoms of depression and insomnia, research shows.

This week, AI-based facial recognition systems go live on the front in Ukraine, ozone exposure links to teenage depression, and evidence that sleeping with the light on can adversely affect your health. Plus, as the world grapples with an energy crisis, nuclear power is going up the energy agenda. We hear about Rolls-Royce's plans for a fleet of "off the peg" small modular

Two sleep doctors offer some survival tips to help you adjust to losing that hour of sleep as clocks spring forward into daylight saving time.

Two sleep doctors offer some survival tips to help you adjust to losing that hour of sleep as clocks spring forward into daylight saving time.

Like many people, historian A. Roger Ekirch thought that sleep was a biological constant -- that eight hours of rest a night never really varied over time and place.

Research shows just how much a "sleep is for wimps" attitude and the Industrial Revolution changed how we r...