Increasing sleepiness over 5 years doubled dementia risk among cognitively unimpaired women in their 80s. Sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, and nap duration and frequency were individually ...

Older women experiencing increased daytime sleepiness may need to pay attention to more than just feeling tired. Revolutionary research from the University of California, San Francisco has uncovered a ...

If you’ve ever tossed and turned through the early weeks of pregnancy, unsure whether your changing sleep patterns meant anything more than discomfort or hormones—you’re not alone. And now, a ...

“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 ...

If you’ve ever tossed and turned through the early weeks of pregnancy, unsure whether your changing sleep patterns meant anything more than discomfort or hormones—you’re not alone. And now, a ...

That tendency to stay up late might be affecting more than just your morning mood. Growing research suggests your natural sleep chronotype, whether you’re an early bird or night owl, could ...

A new international study drawing on 73 million nights of data reveals that our sleep patterns are seriously shaped by the day of the week, the season, and where we live. Working with sleep data from ...

Higher nighttime light exposure is associated with increased light sleep duration, with complex effects on deep sleep duration. Subgroup analyses show stronger associations in older adults, smokers, ...

Atypical N3 sleep patterns correlate with longer ICU stays, indicating potential as a biomarker for prolonged admissions and warranting further investigation. Hypersomnia in ICU patients is linked to ...

The switch from daylight saving to standard time offers a reprieve for those who need more sleep. Clocks fell back an hour on Sunday morning and many people may have enjoyed an extra hour of slumber.