Among Australian high school students involved in a 4-week healthy lifestyle class, researchers report the “surprising” finding that 95 percent of the subjects had at least one type of…

Researchers report a link between sleep duration and increased risk of high blood pressure — but only in women.

The study included 3,027 cardiovascular disease-free, middle-aged…

About three-fourths of individuals with insomnia report experiencing the condition for at least one year and almost half experience it for three years, according to a report in the…

One-third of Americans are losing sleep over the state of the U.S. economy and other personal financial concerns, according to a new poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation…

Research on the sleeping brain has revealed some fascinating stage-dependent interactions between areas involved in formation and storage of long term memories. The study, published…

For many animals, sleep is a risk: foraging for food, mingling with mates and guarding against predators just aren’t possible while snoozing.

How, then, has this seemingly life-threatening behavior…

A video imaging technique demonstrates that the soft palate, the tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth, is more elongated…

If you ever argued with your mother when she told you to get some sleep after studying for an exam instead of pulling an all-nighter, you owe…

People who have a tough time getting a good night’s sleep are more likely to become dissatisfied with their lives later on, a new study in twins from Finland shows.

The return to daylight saving time each spring affects the sleep patterns of millions of Americans. Dr. Aparajitha Verma, medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center at The Methodist Hospital in Houston,…

Imagine choking and gasping for air every time you fall asleep. Between 18 million and 20 million people in the United States suffer from these frightening…

A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that sleep duration is associated with changes in the…

Mild sleep disturbance that induces shallow sleep, but does not reduce total sleep time, is sufficient to interfere with learning and memory, according to a report published online by Nature Neuroscience…

You may never hear fruit flies snore, but rest assured that when you’re asleep they are too. According to research published in the January…

A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that the indirect costs of untreated insomnia are significantly greater than the direct costs…

People with a sleep disorder that causes them to kick or cry out during their sleep may be at greater risk of developing dementia or…

One extra hour of sleep per night appears to decrease the risk of coronary artery calcification, an early step down the path to cardiovascular disease, a research team based…

New research from a Singapore - U.S. team provides more evidence that sleeping too little - or too much - may be bad for your heart. The investigators also noted…

A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that objectively measured snoring intensity is correlated with subjective…

Fatigued medical residents need protected sleep periods and increased supervision of work hour limits to improve patient safety and the training environment, according to a new Institute…

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment seems to improve cognitive functioning in patients with Alzheimer’s disease who also suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, according to the results of…

A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the use of light exposure therapy, dark sunglasses…

In a novel study appearing this week in Neuron, Brandeis researchers identify for the first time a specific set of wake-promoting neurons in fruit flies that are analogous to…

A study in the Nov. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first demonstration of a specific neurochemical abnormality in adults with primary…

If fellow workers seem groggier or grumpier than usual in the mornings, they are probably losing sleep over the global financial crisis, according to research released on Monday.

Ninety-two percent…