A Penn Medicine study challenges sound machine benefits, finding that "pink noise" disrupts deep sleep and REM cycles, while earplugs are proven more effective.

Sound machines promise better sleep, but new research suggests they may quietly steal your REM and deep sleep.

Rather than promoting better quality sleep, pink noise and other ambient noises may harm sleep quality more generally.

In 1996, in an episode called “Messages from Earth,” part of the beloved sci-fi TV series Babylon 5, Captain John Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) confesses to his Minbari colleague Delenn (the late, great ...

Sound machines and “sleep sounds” are often marketed as a cure for restless nights, but new research suggests they may actually be working against the brain.

Babies with an increased likelihood of autism may struggle to settle into deep, restorative sleep, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied the link between ...

You could have the best mattress in the world, a beautiful bedframe and the best pillows, but everyone knows that background noise can mess up your ability to sleep. From noisy traffic to your partner ...