Research suggests that older adults’ daytime sleep habits may reveal underlying health problems.

A new Flinders University study shows that nurses working in general practice could play a major role in improving access to ...

Findings from Mass General Brigham investigators highlight the intricate interplay of diverse physiological processes as the brain shifts from wakefulness to sleep. A new study by investigators from ...

A new study found people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea could have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Researchers studied medical records for more than 11 million military ...

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has indicated that an estimated 26 percent of adults between the ages of 30 and 70 years have sleep apnea. (Photo: Getty) You could say that it’s difficult to ...

Scientists have discovered that brief patterns of brain activity usually seen during deep sleep frequently intrude into the ...

Can what you eat affect the way you sleep or the types of dreams you have? A recent study asked just that. In the study, published Monday in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, 40.2% of participants ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We understand the importance of consistent quality sleep for health, but did you know research confirms that rest-disrupting ...

What is a sleep study? A sleep study, also known as a polysomnogram, is a diagnostic test that monitors various body functions while a person is asleep. It is most commonly used to diagnose sleep ...

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

Medicare Part B may cover sleep studies, including polysomnographies, to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) if a person shows clinical signs and their doctor provides medical evidence supporting ...