In the United States, insufficient sleep strongly correlates with life expectancy, even more than diet, exercise or social ...

Almost everyone has felt it at least once. You are on the edge of sleep when your body suddenly jolts, often paired with the ...

Many people have had the experience, as the head hits the pillow, of a strong sensation of falling as one drifts off to sleep ...

In a large Canadian study, around 1 in 4 adults aged 45 to 85 were classed as high risk for obstructive sleep apnoea People at high risk had higher odds of meeting a combined measure of poorer mental ...

Researchers at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and University of Ottawa found that high risk of obstructive sleep apnea was associated with approximately 40% higher odds of a composite poor mental ...

Many people don’t sleep well. And now there is a booming class of companies that say you can drink your way to better sleep. Not booze—alcohol actually messes up your shut-eye. The new breed of ...

New data from the University of Michigan's annual Monitoring the Future Panel Study shows that using substances to help with sleep is common among young adults. The study, funded by the National ...

Those with the sleep condition were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. But one treatment was found to help. By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi In a study published Monday in JAMA Neurology, ...

Justin Thomas, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging and the Office of AIDS ...

Credit: Getty Images Early recognition and management of obstructive sleep apnea are critical to preventing cardiovascular, cognitive, and metabolic complications in older adults. Screening for OSA ...

One of adulthood’s quiet regrets is not sleeping more when we had the chance. Yet sleep seems to get even more elusive with age. Many older adults struggle with restless nights or find themselves ...