Renowned social psychologist James Maas was on a mission to get Americans to take sleep more seriously. The longtime Cornell professor credited with coining the term "power nap" died last week at 86.

Sleep is often treated as downtime, a passive break between the real business of being awake. But a new study has revealed that sleep is active, essential biology, showing how the brain uses the night ...

Sleep is a highly underrated activity. Sleep is the primal form of introversion, a state in which we temporarily but regularly withdraw almost totally from the external world. (See my previous post on ...

We all know sleep is important, but with endless advice promising better rest, it can be hard to know where to start. Whether you struggle to fall asleep or simply want to improve your sleep quality, ...

An author, public speaker and professor, he taught a hugely popular and entertaining psychology course at Cornell that focused on the essential importance of sleep. By Richard Sandomir James B. Maas, ...

Rockford, Ill (WTVO) — We’re getting a jump start on Sleep Awareness Month, which starts April 1st, by talking to founder of ...

Editor’s note: The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center has begun a Behavioral Health Initiative to help with everyday struggles like stress management, nutrition and physical health, emotional ...

He spent decades teaching at Cornell University studying the link between sleep and human health. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) JAMES MAAS: We have to value sleep because sleep is the best ...