Check out the fascinating details on sleep in ICU. In short, patients might look like they're sleeping, but their rest is superficial and fragmented.

Learn what occurs during the different sleep stages and how sleep impacts your health.

A compelling study finds that the noise levels in hospitals can equal those of a jackhammer. Read about the interesting changes that reduced noise here.

Learn more about sleep physiology and health with this PDF on the sleep-wake cycle.

Losing sleep really does reduce the immune system's ability to fight off infection. Read about some interesting studies in flies that are helping to pinpoint the cause.

Patients in the ICU might heal faster if their environment supports good sleep. That means fewer interruptions, less noise and dimmer lights.

Get inside advice from a patient and hospital employee to help you get through a scheduled hospital stay as comfortably as possible.

This older editorial by a sleep doctor discusses the unique challenges of sleep in the ICU.

A nursing study reported that earplugs and eye masks improved patients' sleep somewhat, though many still reported disruptions.