Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a rare, chronic neurological disorder that causes people to feel excessively sleepy during the ...

In fact for some people, it might even be counterproductive to that ultimate goal ― giving rise to a condition experts have ...

Undiagnosed sleep apnea in women has reached a tipping point, with emerging sex-specific sleep research poised to reshape how ...

All the stress hormones are elevated when you are sleep deprived,” Dr. Peter Schulman explained, adding that it causes the ...

Past age 50, men are much more likely to have REM sleep behavior disorder than women. Jose Luis Pelaez/Stone via Getty Images Every night, you go through four to five sleep cycles. Each cycle, lasting ...

A 2023 study found that shorter sleep duration causes reduced brain cortical thickness. Sleep disorders increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, stroke, and cognitive decline. Chronic sleep deprivation ...

Stroke is affecting younger adults more. Chronic sleep disorders like sleep apnea and insomnia are now seen as major risk ...

Mayo Clinic researchers report that chronic insomnia in older adults leads to a 40% higher dementia risk and accelerated brain aging over 5-1/2 years.

A sleep doctor and a dietitian explain the best time to take melatonin if you're trying to improve your sleep, plus what else ...

A majority of PTSD sufferers—70 percent to almost 90 percent—develop sleep disturbances because they relive traumatic ...

Apple Watch sleep tracking may soon get a serious upgrade. Thanks to a new UMass Amherst system called BIDSleep, which brings AI smarts to wrist-based data, researchers say the wearable can now get ...

Guntersville– Marshall Medical Centers is proud to announce that the Marshall Sleep Disorders Center has received accreditation as an ASTEP Intro to Sleep Medicine for Technologists Accredited Course ...