New research shows sleep patterns and disruptions may signal risks of diseases like cancer, dementia and heart conditions ...

Sleep research experts believe that aging increases vulnerability to sleep problems, but poor sleep should not be accepted as ...

“My child wakes up at 2am and is up for 1-2 hours!” One of us remembers very clearly the first time her daughter ended up doing this. At around 14 months, she woke up in the middle of the night and ...

A machine-learning analysis of brain waves recorded during sleep may help identify people at high risk of developing dementia, according to a study led by UC San Francisco and Beth Israel Deaconess ...

Before I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I didn’t think twice about sleep. I’d always been a night owl, but I went to bed reasonably early. And I never had trouble falling asleep or getting eight ...

New research suggests that changes to napping patterns in older adults, such as longer or more frequent naps, may signal ...

Described as the body’s internal 24-hour biological clock, “it helps regulate many essential functions, including when we feel sleepy or alert, how hormones are released, body temperature, digestion, ...

Sleep often changes with age, but it doesn’t have to decline. With the right approach, good sleep in later life is still possible. Sleep research experts believe that aging increases vulnerability to ...