sleep

The poorer your sleep, the more likely you may be to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.

Children who display multiple psychosomatic symptoms, such as regular aches and pains and sleep and appetite problems, are more than twice as likely to be experiencing physical abuse at home than children who do not display symptoms, according to a study in the March edition of Acta Paediatrica...

New research shows that air pressure masks worn at night can improve quality of life and behavior issues in children with sleep apnea.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Sleep apnea was found in a large percentage of those who'd suffered a stroke, but it's unclear whether the relationship is causal, according to results of a small study.

(MedPage Today) -- A person's emotional response to an unsettling or traumatic event may actually be heightened by sleep, according to the results of a polysomnography study.

Women are much more likely to report sleep problems, and hormones may be the reason.

Hormonal changes can wreak havoc on sleep.

The Food and Drug Administration, for the first time, approved Wednesday medication specifically designed for those who wake up in the middle of the night and cannot fall back to sleep.

Scientists have used brain scans to shed more light on how the brain deals with the memory of unpleasant or traumatic events during sleep.

Feeling lonely may make it harder to get a good night's sleep, a study shows.

(American Thoracic Society) Wearing compression stockings may be a simple low-tech way to improve obstructive sleep apnea in patients with chronic venous insufficiency, according to French researchers.