Anyone who has ever put a small child to bed or drifted off in a gently swaying hammock will know that a rocking motion makes getting to sleep seem easier. Now, two new studies reported in Current ...

If you’ve ever found yourself nodding off as you gently swayed in a hammock, it’s not just the warm rays of sunshine that were lulling you to sleep. A new study published in Current Biology found that ...

Anyone who has ever put a small child to bed or drifted off in a gently swaying hammock will know that a rocking motion makes getting to sleep seem easier. Now, two new studies reported in Current ...

A new study shows it works for adult sleep, too. By Richard A. Friedman Dr. Friedman is a psychiatrist and a contributing opinion writer. Want to fall effortlessly into profound slumber and sleep like ...

Two new studies, one conducted in young adults and the other in mice, add to evidence for the broad benefits of a rocking motion during sleep. In fact, the studies in people show that rocking not only ...