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Study shows the key to improving blood sugar and sleep

A new study led by researchers at Osaka University has found something surprising about a lesser-known substance in our bodies. This substance is called D-alanine,...

Strong sleep drug might harm your heart if taken at night

Midazolam is a powerful drug that doctors often use to calm people down before surgery. It works so well that many patients don’t remember...

Poor sleep may raise high blood pressure risk in older women

A new study has found that sleep problems are strongly linked to high blood pressure in women who have gone through menopause. The research was...

Depression and insomnia together may greatly increase dementia risk, study finds

A large new study from Saint Louis University has found that older adults who have both depression and insomnia are at much higher risk...

Going to bed at the same time may help lower blood pressure

A new study from the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences suggests that something as simple as going to bed at the same time...

These two sleep issues together may raise your high blood pressure risk

A new study from the University of Gothenburg has found that people who suffer from both sleep apnea and insomnia are more likely to...

Poor sleep may nudge the brain toward dementia, researchers find

Staring at the ceiling while the clock blinks 3am doesn’t only sap energy for the next day. A large, long-running US study of older...

Poor sleep may raise blood pressure risk in older women

Postmenopausal women face a particularly high risk of high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, which is a major cause of heart disease and...

Sleep apnea could quietly harm the brain, even in healthy men

Most people think of sleep apnea as just loud snoring or restless nights, but new research shows it can quietly harm the brain, even...

Common sleep supplement may raise heart failure risk

People who take melatonin regularly to help them sleep may be putting their heart health at risk, according to new research presented at the...