In the United States, insufficient sleep strongly correlates with life expectancy, even more than diet, exercise or social ...

While most of us treat a sleep study as a one-night inconvenience, researchers are now turning that single session into a ...

Polysomnography is considered the gold-standard overnight sleep exam that uses various sensors to record brain activity, ...

“We record an amazing number of signals when we study sleep,” co-senior researcher Dr. Emmanuel Mignot, a professor of sleep ...

Older guys suffering from back pain had poorer sleep six years later, researchers recently reported in the journal Innovation ...

Insomnia is a disorder characterized by experiencing difficulty falling or staying asleep, or waking up too early. Past studies have linked inadequate sleep to several health conditions, all of which ...

It might be worth working a little bit harder to get that much-desired, but often elusive, good night's sleep. Deep sleep clears the mind of waste just as a "dishwasher" cleans dirty plates and ...

Teenagers have a new excuse to hit the snooze button — as long as they don’t overdo it. Getting up to two extra hours of shuteye on weekends may help teens feel less anxious, a new study found. But if ...

Share on Pinterest Sleep is possibly the most important factor for longevity, research shows. Image credit: Maria Korneeva/Getty Images Insomnia is a disorder characterized by experiencing difficulty ...