MEDICINE & HEALTHA new study reveals that excessive daytime sleepiness in older adults could be a warning sign of motoric cognitive risk syndrome, doubling the likelihood of developing dementia.
Though insomnia may seem benign, it can drastically affect daily living. Read to learn more. Insomnia generally refers to difficulties with falling and staying asleep.
Sleep disturbance in people in this age group might result to dementia later in their life. Learn more about the impacts of night time rest to our brain health.
Sleep specialist and an instructor in the division of sleep medicine for Harvard Medical School Rebecca Robbins said snoring can be normal, a condition not to worry about.
Sleep should be a priority for everyone as it has a huge bearing on how one functions. But how much sleep should you be getting every night before saying that you have insomnia?
New research recently found populations with shift work or those working on irregular hours are substantially more possible to become infected by COVID-19 than those who follow more traditional schedules at work.
Research indicates that frequent nightmares may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Nightmares are also associated with mental health conditions as medical experts hope to develop a treatment to help improve health.
Sleep paralysis episodes can be so terrifying that people fear going to sleep. A new therapy called meditation-relaxation has been developed with just four steps.
Australian researchers who were able to track around 1,507 first-time moms and their babies found that "one in every five had 'persistent severe sleep problems'" as they described it, during the first year of their babies.
Studies discovered the benefits and downsides of having a sleep-deprived brain. Many people experience a lack of sleep. But amid some people warning them that lack of sleep brings harmful effects to the brain, a research team from Italy discovered that being sleep-deprived may have a benefit to the brain as well.