Sleep Apnea

Although we know sleep is essential to our physical and mental well-being, it remains an incredibly enigmatic behavior, scientifically speaking. Researchers at the University of Michigan, however, may have developed a new hypothesis to account […]

A team of Northwestern investigators have developed a wearable and wireless sleep monitoring device that provides an in-depth analysis of different sleep stages and may improve the detection of sleep disorders, detailed in a recent […]

Sleeping deeply into the afternoon after an all-nighter or a late night out is one way the body repays its sleep debt. The sleep-wake cycle is regulated by a homeostatic process in which the body […]

“Scared to death” might not be just a saying, as far as nightmares are concerned.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Good sleep is vital for adolescents’ physical health, mental well-being, and academic success—yet many don’t get enough rest. Now, a new study reveals bedtime screen habits may be to blame.This article was originally published on […]

The temperature of our sleeping environment has a major impact on the quality of our sleep, and good sleep is essential for our overall health and well-being. The bedding micro-environment is a key factor in […]

For the first time, researchers have studied what happens in the brains of people who have migraines when they haven’t slept enough: The mechanisms in the brain that should reduce pain don’t work as well.This […]

There’s a reason casinos rarely have windows or clocks, they’re engineered to make you lose track of time. But what if it’s not just time you’re losing? New research suggests that the lighting used in […]

Every night, millions of people stop breathing without knowing it. Not once, but sometimes hundreds of times. Their remedy? A mask, a hum and the steady whisper of pressurized air.This article was originally published on […]