Statement of Significance Chronotype (and primarily late chronotype) has been linked to a wide variety of psychiatric conditions. This study deepens unders

Sleep is increasingly recognized as an important component of health. This Perspective highlights the challenge of translating complex sleep science into p

Psychologist Candice Odgers has studied adolescent mental health for 25 years. She fears the current debate around smartphones obscures some of the biggest issues facing teenagers – from the impact of...

For years, the warning has been: smartphones are destroying a generation. But developmental psychologist Candice Odgers says that decades of data on teens tells a different story — violence, alcohol u...

Full-Time, Fixed-Term until 31 October 2026.Applications are invited for a Research Assistant position at the Department of Psychology on the Leverhulme Trust funded project: “How does poor sleep in a...

Address child bed poverty. No child should ever have to sleep on the floor.

Researchers in the Department of Psychiatry are studying the effects of being awake between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on decision-making.

A phone is a vital medical accessory for some, and this must be considered in phone ban legislation, writes Alice Gregory

Recently there have been initiatives to ban or reduce the use of smartphones in children and young people. While exemptions are typically made for tho…

Recently there have been initiatives to ban or reduce the use of smartphones in children and young people. While exemptions are typically made for tho…

A cross-organ, multi-omics U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and biological ageing clocks highlights the potential of sleep optimization to promote healthy ageing, lower disease risk and ex...

The advice puts babies at risk of serious harm, even death, medical professionals have told the BBC.

Prof Andrew Coogan from the Department of Psychology at Maynooth and Sean Kelly, Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South

Supporting people across all ages to improve sleep, and provides sleep training to professionals in the health, social and corporate sectors.

Background Sleep disturbances are widely considered to be a transdiagnostic feature of common behavioural and emotional difficulties in childhood, yet most studies treat sleep as a single construct....

Background Sleep disturbances are widely considered to be a transdiagnostic feature of common behavioural and emotional difficulties in childhood, yet most studies treat sleep as a single construct....

We’re obsessing about sleep like never before. But much of the messaging is exaggerated, distorted and unhelpful, asks Royal Holloway Sleep Laboratory co-director Alice Gregory

Neuromodulatory subcortical systems (NSS) regulate arousal, cognition, and sleep–wake transitions through widespread influence on cortical and subcortical networks. Increasing evidence links dysfunct....

Poor sleep quality and operationally defined sleep disorders are common in the UK Biobank cohort. Sleep questionnaire data can now be integrated with a range of biomedical information to advance understanding of sleep. Statement of significance A comprehensive sleep questionnaire was introduced to t …

World Sleep Day (WSD) is an annual celebration of sleep & call to action on important sleep issues organized by World Sleep Day Committee of World Sleep Society

Sleep is a fundamental biological behavior that affects various aspects of health and wellbeing. However, there are some differences in respect of sleep between men and women. Notably, there are sex differences in relation to sleep problems and the ...

A catnap is a one-sided experience, according to science

This study examines national trends in insufficient sleep from 2007-2023 and whether trends differed by demographic or behavioral risk subgroups.

Background Undisturbed circadian rhythms of rest/activity are crucial to health and well-being. There is growing evidence to suggest that circadian rhythm disruptions are also associated with adverse ...

The Pediatric Sleep Council was created to provide accurate and up-to-date information on sleep in young children for parents and caregivers.

This study uses polygenic scores derived using summary statistics from large adult genome-wide association studies to examine whether genetic variants that are associated with adult sleep phenotypes a...

As part of the SmartSocks®DISCOVERY Pioneers Competition, we are showcasing researchers whose work is exploring new ways wearable technology can support real-world, person-centred health research. In...

Background Undisturbed circadian rhythms of rest/activity are crucial to health and well-being. There is growing evidence to suggest that circadian rhythm disruptions are also associated with adverse ...