Sleep problems affect more than one in five residents in long-term care facilities, with pain, daytime napping and certain ...

People with idiopathic hypersomnia sleep up to 18 hours daily yet never feel rested. New research reveals the devastating ...

Despite getting eight hours of sleep at night, Maddy Dumas struggled to stay awake during the day. If she lay down for a nap, ...

HIV significantly affects sleep, with many affected people living in a state akin to chronic jet lag. A new study with Wits ...

Researchers have identified five distinct profiles that map to certain brain signatures. Each profile is tied to certain ...

Adults with gastrointestinal (GI) diseases are significantly more likely to experience sleep disturbances than those without GI conditions, a new study involving more than 10,000 individuals has found ...

Later, I learned that circadian rhythm disorders are very common in bipolar disorder. The condition disrupts the body’s sleep ...

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.

Individuals who reported not getting enough sleep were more likely to have witnessed someone being physically attacked, ...

Like sleepwalking or sleeptalking, sexsomnia is a disorder — but one in which people engage in sexual activity Getty Some people sleepwalk. Others talk in their sleep. And then there’s another sleep ...

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 ...

A few bad nights of sleep in the beginning of freshman year quickly snowballed into chronic insomnia for Ryan Harris '07. He was soon popping sleeping pills and downing alcohol before bed. Often ...