Abstract: Speech quality assessment serves as an important tool for speech related applications. In this study, we propose a non-intrusive model QUAL-Net, which is able to estimate subjective quality ...

Find out why your dog wags its tail while sleeping, what it means, and if it’s normal. Learn about this sleep behavior and what to watch for.

New products that debuted at this year’s International Builders’ Show use smart technology to monitor everything from your sleep patterns to your pee.

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Image of an iPhone (with Health app visible) next to an Apple Watch. (Apple) Apple Health brings sleep tracking, scheduling and long-term analysis into one place, with your iPhone acting as the hub ...

Here’s how athletes get better rest when it really counts. By Martin Fritz Huber Tess Johnson has always had trouble sleeping the night before a competition. The 25-year-old, who will be representing ...

Sleeping in a cooler room may help you get better quality sleep. Sleeping in cooler temperatures might reduce your risk of diabetes. Some people may not sleep well in a cold room due to their ...

Lindsay Cook, PharmD, is a consultant pharmacist working with long-term care facilities. Glycine and magnesium glycinate are often taken to support sleep. While both show promise, glycine has stronger ...

Plenty of people use apps and ambient sound machines to reduce clamor and improve their sleep — but not all noise is created equal. In fact, new research suggests that a particular type could ...

Nearly 1 in 8 dementia cases — about half a million nationwide — may be linked to insomnia. The new findings, reported December 27 in the Journals of Gerontology: Series A, add weight to growing ...

Up to half of American adults flip on ambient noise to fall asleep at night. That love of soothing bedtime noise has spawned machines and apps that deliver specific sounds and frequencies like nature ...