Sleep

If you have difficulty falling or staying asleep, it can affect all aspects of daily life. Here's what everyone looking for some quality shut-eye needs to know.

Sleep Journey

Yes, You Can Have a Better Night's Sleep

Sleep disorders such as snoring, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome can be treated with sleeping pills, natural supplements, and even meditation techniques.

Sleep News

Sleeplessness Tied to Early Alzheimer’s, Study Says
By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — Poor-quality sleep may have worse effects than simple fatigue: A preliminary new study suggests it’s linked to the buildup of brain plaques seen in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis monitored the sleep patterns of 100 mentally healthy people [...]
Concerns Over Kids’ Shut-Eye an Age-Old Problem
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) — With televisions, computers, cellphones, school work and extracurricular activities, parents worry that their kids are so busy that they aren’t getting enough sleep. But a new review suggests this is not a new problem, and perhaps it might not be a problem at all. “Kids are sleeping less [...]
Sleep Apnea May Be Tied to ‘Silent’ Strokes, Study Finds
By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea, the disorder marked by abnormal pauses in breathing during sleep, is already known to boost the risk of stroke. Now, a new study links sleep apnea to so-called silent strokes, in which there is tissue death in the brain without symptoms. In another new study, [...]
Lack of ZZZs May Fuel Appetite
TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — Getting too little sleep can make you hungrier than normal and may lead to weight gain, a small study suggests. The team at Uppsala University in Sweden used functional MRI to observe the brains of 12 normal weight males while they looked at images of food. This was done on [...]
Women Suffer From Sleep Apnea, Raised Heart Risks, Too
By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) — Just as it does in men, obstructive sleep apnea can raise the risk for women of dying from heart attacks and having other cardiovascular problems, a new Spanish study indicates. However, treating severe apnea at night with a system called CPAP — continuous positive airway pressure — [...]