Researchers at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and University of Ottawa found that high risk of obstructive sleep apnea ...

Past age 50, men are much more likely to have REM sleep behavior disorder than women. Jose Luis Pelaez/Stone via Getty Images Every night, you go through four to five sleep cycles. Each cycle, lasting ...

A high risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was associated with higher odds of a composite of depression and mental health ...

A 2023 study found that shorter sleep duration causes reduced brain cortical thickness. Sleep disorders increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, stroke, and cognitive decline. Chronic sleep deprivation ...

What’s a Sleep Disorder? A sleep disorder is any one of a group of conditions that get in the way of good sleep. Lack of sleep can take a toll on your health, happiness, and quality of life, so it’s ...

Often brushed off as loud snoring, obstructive sleep apnea is a serious disorder that repeatedly cuts oxygen during sleep, ...

RBD is marked by loss of REM sleep atonia, leading to physical dream enactment. Polysomnography is essential to confirm RBD and rule out other disorders. Idiopathic RBD is a strong predictor of ...

Prostate cancer treatment, particularly hormone therapy, significantly disrupts sleep, leading to fatigue and reduced daytime ...

Insomnia is the most well-known sleep disorder, but it’s far from the only one. Countless people of all ages struggle with sleep disorders that negatively affect the quality of their sleep, cause them ...

It’s more than a sex dream. Sexsomnia, or sleep sex, is a rare but real sleep disorder that causes people to engage in sexual behaviors including dirty talk, masturbating and sex all while asleep. The ...

Among nearly 4.3 million pregnancies in a Medicaid database and a commercial insurance database, the adjusted pooled relative ...

Certain mattresses may help relieve some sleep disorders by aligning the spine, increasing comfort, and supporting some sleeping positions. The best mattresses for improving sleep will differ from ...