Around a third of the population have trouble sleeping, including difficulties maintaining sleep throughout the night, particularly those who work unusual hours like shift workers. While night time awakenings are distressing for most sufferers, there is some evidence from our recent past that suggests that we had two periods of sleep each day an...

Recent research conducted as totally separate studies in both Australia and the USA throws new light on the relationship between sleep and weight gain. Experts suggest sufficient undisturbed slumber every night is required to life a healthy life and snoring is a key factor that needs to be eliminated. The first report, from the Universi...