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A woman lies sleeping in a dark room, wearing a sleep tracker. Superimposed on the right of the screen is a series of charts and graphs detailing sleep tracking metrics and responding interventions.
Wearables that just track your sleep are so 2025 — meet the new school of sleep tech that intervenes, in real-time, to help you skip 3 a.m. wake-ups and other major sleep issues

By Ruth Jones Published

Sleep trackers have exposed our bad sleep habits — what comes next? I asked the experts how the next generation of sleep tech aims to help us sleep better, without lifting a finger.

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A pillow is shown on a corner of a mattress. A circle overlapping the pillow shows a thermal imaging reading.
I pointed a thermal cam at a luxury cooling pillow to see if it actually helps you stay cool in a heatwave — here are the results, and how it compares to a cheap alternative

By Ruth Jones Published

We pitted a $93 luxury cooling pillow against a $20 down alternative pillow by pointing a thermal imaging camera at both. Here's which one kept our testers from searching for the cool side...

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This split screen image shows a woman in a dark bedroom on the left hand side, with her hands over her face struggling to wake up because she feels so groggy at 6am. On the right hand side a woman is sitting on the edge of her bed at 6am with her arms outstretched, looking out her window at a bright sun with a halo of blue light around it.
Exclusive: I kept waking up exhausted until a NASA scientist shared her $0 lab-tested tip for beating morning grogginess — here’s how it works

By Claire Davies (CSSC) Published

Blue light isn't the enemy, it’s a powerful biological switch—we've just been using it at the wrong time of day

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I fixed my 3 a.m. wake-ups and brain fog by syncing my sleep with the rising and setting of the sun, just like the Amish — doctors explain why this circadian living works

By Nicola Appleton Published

I swapped late-night scrolling and artificial lights for an early-to-bed, low-tech routine for two weeks — and, along the way, discovered that good sleep is mostly free.

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Stress was waking me up at 3 a.m. — until two of the world's best sleep doctors shared 5 fast fixes to lower my cortisol at night

By Nicola Appleton Published

'You are, in a real sense, running low on the very substance that makes sleep happen'

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A collage showing screenshots of the Oura Ring app's Chronotype and Body Clock features and an image of the Oura Ring 4 on a woman's hand.
Beyond the sleep score: What is a circadian score and which wearables offer it?

By Frances Daniels Published

Wearables are pushing sleep scores aside for circadian scores, but can monitoring your body clock help you fall asleep faster, deeper and for longer?

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Asplit screen of a close-up of a spilled jar full of strawberry-flavored melatonin gummies for sleep and an image of a melatonin supplement jar.
Is magnesium or melatonin better for reducing 3 a.m. wake-ups and sleeping through the night? Experts wade in

By Frances Daniels Published

I asked a registered dietician and a sleep doctor if I should swap my magnesium gummies for melatonin to avoid 3 a.m. wake ups. Here's their verdicts...

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The image shows a young woman sleeping peacefully in bed. Inset, another woman lies in bed awake and checks the clock - it's 3 a.m.
I kept waking up at 3 a.m. — until insomnia experts spotted 3 key culprits and explained how to fix them

By Nicola Appleton Last updated

No more falling asleep on the sofa — doctors share 3 simple sleep routine switches I need to make to manage my 3 a.m. wake-ups.

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The main image shows a woman sitting up in bed looking at her phone. In the top left corner is a closeup of monthly sleep tracking data on the Withings Sleep App
Why your daily sleep score could be giving you anxiety — and how to track your sleep instead

By Ruth Jones Last updated

A doctor explains why your monthly sleep score is a better sleep tracking metric than your daily score.

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The image shows a woman with short dark hair wearing a white t shirt sleeping peacefully in bed. Inset, a dark haired woman sits up in bed and check the time on her clock - it's 3 a.m.
I tried the '3-2-1 rule' to stop waking up at 3 a.m. and it fixed my middle insomnia — sleep doctors explain why

By Nicola Appleton Published

Sleep doctors explain how this simple wind down strategy has reduced my 3 a.m. wake ups, plus share their tips to beating middle insomnia.

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