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People with even minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease because of impaired endothelial function and increased arterial stiffness, according to a study…

The breathing and heart rates and cortisol levels of women with metastatic breast cancer can be used to predict if they’ll suffer from chronic insomnia and sleep disruptions, a common complaint…

A landmark study led by North Carolina State University researchers shows that African-American seniors who have trouble falling asleep are at higher risk of having memory problems –…

About two-thirds of children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB)— snoring or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)— have some degree of cognitive deficit, but the severity of the cognitive…

Fan use appears to be associated with a lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in rooms with inadequate ventilation, according to a report…

Neuroscientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have taken one of the first direct looks at one of the human brain’s most fundamental “foundations”:…

For some, a full night’s rest can be anything but restful. That’s because they have sleep apnea, which causes them to struggle for breath in bouts throughout…

New research results suggest that sleep apnea – which has often been linked to increased rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality – may actually contribute to higher survival rates in…

Women age 70 and older who sleep five hours or less per night may be more likely to experience falls than those who sleep…

Research engineers and sleep medicine specialists from two Michigan universities have joined technical and clinical hands to put innovative quantitative analysis, signal-processing technology and computer algorithms to work in…

If there’s one thing that everyone knows about newborn babies, it’s that they don’t sleep through the night, and neither do their parents. But in fact, those first six months…

A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to objectively determine the prevalence of periodic limb movements during…

A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that objectively measured heavy snoring is an independent risk factor for early carotid…

Is sleep essential? Ask that question to a sleep-deprived new parent or a student who has just pulled an “all-nighter,” and the answer will be a grouchy, “Of course!”

But to a…

It’s often labeled attention deficit disorder, but experts say what may be the real problem behind thousands of children’s behavior problems could…

For teenagers, summer often means staying up to all hours of the night and sleeping in the next day. That will, or should, all come to an end shortly as…

Sleeping pills are not a long-term solution, but more knowledge about bedtime habits could help relieve insomnia

Many people sleep better when they are on holiday and wish that they…

Family, friends and neighbors remember Lisa Sandler Spaeth as an active mother of two in Potomac, Md., with a lot on the go, juggling her son’s baseball games and her daughter’s…

Along with all the other changes that come with age, healthy older people also lose some capacity for sleep, according to a new report published online on July 24th…

Two new research studies have discovered a long sought molecular link between our metabolism and components of the internal clock that drives circadian rhythms, keeping us to a roughly…

UC Irvine researchers have found a molecular link between circadian rhythms – our own body clock – and metabolism. The discovery reveals new possibilities for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other related…

Regularly getting nine hours or more of sleep per night may increase the risk of stroke in postmenopausal women, according to a study published on Thursday.

Only…

A good night’s sleep isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity for life, sleep experts say.

In fact, studies have shown that sleep is as intrinsic to a…

Girls moving through adolescence may experience unhealthy levels of weight gain, but the reasons for this are not always clear. In fact, many potential causes of weight gain are easily overlooked. A…

Difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep increase as women go through menopause according to research by Rush University Medical Center. Waking up earlier than planned also increases through…