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 ...

Kirstyn Hill has worked as a clinical pediatric and women’s health pharmacist since 2020. She was driven to work with a patient population that is not often able to easily speak up for themselves and ...

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 ...

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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.

As the years pass, it can become harder to get a good night's rest. The most common sleep disorder in middle-aged and older adults is chronic insomnia, which for many translates to around three years ...

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 ...