Though sleep seems like a ubiquitous problem, it hasn’t always been this way. “Sleep is kind of a new topic in medicine, even 20 years ago, we didn’t know the role that sleep played in getting rid of ...

Sleep is an independent and modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) , prompting a shift towards routine bidirectional screening in clinical practice. Experts concluded the Sleep ...

We all experience the occasional late night or restless sleep – but when these nights become frequent, it can begin to take a toll on your health and overall wellbeing. Dr Katharina Lederle, a sleep ...

World Sleep Day, an awareness event dedicated to celebrating the importance of healthy sleep, is observed annually on the Friday before the spring vernal equinox. This year, it will be celebrated on ...

Findings published in 2020 suggest that irregular sleep schedules may increase CVD risk independent of sleep quality or duration. Poor sleep patterns may increase risk for many cardiovascular health ...

Adolescents often sleep less than recommended and have substantially different sleep patterns on weekdays and weekends. Their mismatch in sleep timing between school and free days, known as social jet ...

Irregular sleep duration was associated with a higher risk for diabetes in middle-aged to older adults in a new UK Biobank study. The analysis of more than 84,000 participants with 7-day accelerometry ...

In research with children and adolescents, insufficient duration of sleep has been linked to numerous problems in cognitive functioning, emotion regulation, and health. How many hours of sleep they ...