I got a terrible concussion – but it taught me the joy of resting, doing absolutely nothing

I couldn’t handle stimulation or confusion and I spent a week mostly sleeping

Sleep at 10pm linked to lower risk of heart disease, study finds

Early or late bedtimes may result in individuals missing cues that help reset body clock each day

‘I feel like an animal in a cage’: in bed with insomniac Britain

In the small hours, thousands of people lie in bed, eyes open, mind racing, desperately hoping to nod off. What are they thinking about? We spend a long, long night with the nation’s sleepless

Unsteady on your feet? Why sleep deprivation is ruining your walk

From obesity to heart disease, there are many harmful effects of a lack of sleep. Now scientists are adding an unexpected one to the list: a wobbly gait

Five of the best podcasts: sleep-inducing sounds and stories

Crashing bores, perfectly dreary reads – and a natural soundscape that hits all the right night-time notes

Stop all the clocks: why are we so bad at going to bed?

Putting off bedtime for one more boxset episode, or some ‘me time’? You may be a sleep procrastinator – and doing yourself serious harm

The secret to becoming a morning person? It involves motherhood – and screaming

Gone are the days of setting an ambitiously early alarm and snoozing away the hours until I got up. Now I just daydream about sleeping, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

Tell us: how do you cope with insomnia?

If you suffer from insomnia, we would like to hear from those with insomnia about what they do when they can’t sleep

Seven simple steps to sounder sleep

How to overcome insomnia with science. By Kate Mikhail

Dream on! The surprising health benefit of a weekend lie-in

An extra hour on Saturday and Sunday may be no substitute for a regular good night’s sleep – but according to new research it may help stave off depression