Sleep Disorders

Want better sleep? Try these 4 things in the hour before bed

Choose an activity in the last hour of the day that signals to your body it is time to wind down.

Mouth tape, weighted blankets and more – do sleep aids actually work?

From sleep music to mouth tape, we examine which sleep aids work and which lack scientific evidence.

Ready, set, snooze: Sleep-deprived Japanese compete for best-rested

The Tokyo competition saw dozens of participants fitted with sleep tracking devices sprawl on comfy mattresses to slumber for up to 90 minutes.

1 in 4 Singapore office workers at risk of sleep apnoea: Sleep health survey

Vincent Lim did not think that snoring was a symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea.

Why circadian-friendly lighting for health and well-being has yet to catch on in Singapore

Singapore Land Group’s lighting design by local lighting designer Toh Yah Li’s firm Light Collab.

Why ‘junk light’ from LED bulbs could make you unwell – and how to reduce the health risks

For evenings, circadian biology expert Martin Moore-Ede recommends seeking out LED light bulbs producing less than 2 per cent blue light.

Sleep disorders rising in South Korea, sharpest spike among children under 10

Experts pointed to mounting academic pressure and increased screen time as key factors behind the growing number of sleep disorder cases.

How two primary bedrooms became a luxury necessity for better sleep for couples

More people are learning how to happily spend the rest of their lives with one person: by sleeping in separate rooms.

Why am I so tired all the time?

Chronic exhaustion is pretty common, but it is also treatable.

Sweet dreams: Seoul holds ‘Power Nap Contest’ in sleep-deprived South Korea

Participants sleep during the 2026 Power Nap contest at Han River park in Seoul on May 2.

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