New AI tool will help you sleep better

A good night's sleep is the foundation for a healthy life. Insufficient sleep leads to daytime drowsiness and impaired cognitive function, and it can put you at risk for more serious conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Understanding sleep and the issues around it is an essential public health concern. "When we become sleep-deprived, the effects are astonishing," said Dr. Sujay Kansagra, director of Duke University's sleep medicine program and sleep health consultant for Mattress Firm. "Even a single night of disrupted or shortened sleep can wreak havoc on our bodies. In addition to the sleep you need every night, lost sleep will accumulate, causing you to need to sleep even more to make up for any hours previously missed."