Irregular sleep linked to higher risk of hardened arteries
In a study from Vanderbilt University, scientists found older adults with irregular sleep habits may face a higher risk for hardened arteries than their...
Getting better sleep may help you stick to a weight-loss plan
In a study from the University of Pittsburgh, scientists found that getting better sleep at night may help you stick to a weight-loss plan.
Scientists find two drugs that treat sleep loss, insomnia effectively
Scientists from Oxford University recently found that two drugs, eszopiclone, and Lemborexant, could perform better than others, in the short-term and long-term treatment of...
Bad dreams in children linked to a higher risk of dementia and Parkinson’s disease...
Can children’s dreams foretell events that will happen nearly 40 years into the future? Yes, according to the results of my latest study published...
Common sleep problem linked to higher heart attack risk
In a study from Alexandria University in Egypt, scientists found people who suffer from insomnia were 69% more likely to have a heart attack...
Getting good sleep could help you live longer, study finds
In a study from Beth Israel Deaconess, scientists found getting good sleep can play a role in supporting your heart and overall health—and maybe...
Widely used anxiety and sleep drugs may harm cognitive functions
Benzodiazepines are effective and widely used drugs for treating states of anxiety and sleep disorders.
A recent study from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich...
Why sleep is so important for your fitness
When we think of what makes athletes great, few of us would think that sleep might play an important role.
But many of the world’s...
Humans don’t hibernate, but we still need more winter sleep, study finds
Whether we're night owls or morning larks, our body clocks are set by the sun.
Theoretically, changing day length and light exposure over the course...
Long-term disrupted sleep may increase heart disease risk
In a study from Vanderbilt University, scientists found sleep irregularity—chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night—may increase the risk for...