Chronic sleep deprivation acts as a systemic stressor, elevating risks for cardiovascular disease and metabolic dysregulation while impairing cognitive function.

Working the night shift, frequently flying across time zones or keeping an irregular sleep schedule does more than just leave ...

Early research suggested that it can help people fall asleep and relieve anxiety. One study using binaural beats at a frequency of 3 Hz induced delta brainwaves, which lengthened stage three sleep, or ...

Using a wearable might seem like a foolproof way to learn about your body. But when it comes to sleep, clinicians have actually identified a new phenomenon caused by these devices: orthosomnia.

Some studies point to melatonin use as beneficial to heart health, while others say the opposite. Here’s how to make sense of ...

It begins with two people, one blanket, and two very different ideas of what's a comfortable sleeping temperature. By ...

Low back pain persists as the leading cause for work loss, disability and reduction of quality of life across the world. In 2020, over half a billion prevalent cases of low back pain were recorded.

A new study found people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea could have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Researchers studied medical records for more than 11 million military ...

Parkinson's disease affects more than 1.1 million people in the U.S. Early treatment of obstructive sleep apnea -- a condition that causes breathing to briefly pause -- may decrease the risk of ...

Those with the sleep condition were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. But one treatment was found to help. By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi In a study published Monday in JAMA Neurology, ...

Headlines this week have raised alarms about the popular sleep supplement. By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi Caroline Hopkins Legaspi is a health reporter focusing on nutrition and sleep. This week, a ...

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