Body weight workouts in the evening may be linked to around 30 more minutes of sleep at night and without increasing sleep interruptions, a new study suggests, the newest evidence in the long debate ...

What is a sleep study? A sleep study, also known as a polysomnogram, is a diagnostic test that monitors various body functions while a person is asleep. It is most commonly used to diagnose sleep ...

You can live for years with obstructive sleep apnea and never know it. The condition repeatedly narrows your upper airway ...

It might be worth working a little bit harder to get that much-desired, but often elusive, good night's sleep. Deep sleep clears the mind of waste just as a "dishwasher" cleans dirty plates and ...

Sleep studies provide a lot of important information but aren’t very patient-friendly. So, researchers redesigned the process, eliminating the multitudes of wires normally used while producing results ...

Having trouble getting enough rest? A new scientific review suggests there might be a link between eating fermented foods and getting better sleep. A number of human and animal studies have discovered ...

Share on Pinterest A new mouse study shows that more toxins and metabolites are cleared from the brain during awake time than during sleep. romaset/Getty Images A new study in mice suggests the ...

IT IS HARD to overstate the importance of sleep. Regular hours of rest offer organisms of all sizes a chance to consolidate memories, repair cells and boost the health of their immune systems. But the ...

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