WASHINGTON - The holiday travel season is here, and many people are packing their bags, setting alarms for early flights, and preparing to cross time zones to visit family and friends. Long-distance ...

Late nights, festive stress, and irregular sleep during holidays can trigger internal jet lag. Doctors warn that disrupted ...

Many of us have experienced jet lag after a holiday. But did you know you can have social jet lag as well? This happens when ...

Researchers are warning of "internal jet lag." A new study highlighted a group of young mental health patients who appeared to have jet lag symptoms -- even though they didn't travel. You’re running ...

A groundbreaking discovery by scientists could revolutionize our understanding of circadian rhythms and offer new treatment avenues for sleep disorders, jet lag, and even cancer. At the center of this ...

A few years ago, I found myself on a plane to Rome as I embarked on my first solo trip overseas. I thought I had come prepared—light luggage for backpacking across three countries, a refillable water ...

If you've traveled across multiple time zones, you’ve likely felt the impact of jet lag, but why does it seem more intense when you fly eastward? It turns out, it’s not just the length of the flight, ...

Welcome back our guest blogger, Dan Oren, psychiatrist and clockwatcher extraordinaire! Dan’s clinical work and research on biological timing, at Yale and the National Institute of Mental Health, is a ...

Study explains how a rapid shift in daylight affects "pacemaker" cells in brain. An airplane with passengers is pictured in an undated stock photo. Getty Images — -- When it comes to flying, many ...

Getting enough sleep regularly can be tough — and even harder when you're traveling for the holidays. "We need sleep like we need water," says Here's the science of jet lag — and how to avoid it ...

Jet lag could trigger mental illness differently if you're flying east or west. But there are science-approved ways to treat it.

Chronic circadian disruption — such as night-shift work, irregular schedules, or frequent jet lag — accelerates the ...