Getting quality sleep and enough of it is essential for mental and physical health. If you've ever had a bad night's sleep, then you know how much it can affect your entire day. If this becomes a ...

NEW YORK -- Everyone needs sleep, but how many people actually get it? Last week marked Sleep Awareness Week, reemphasizing the important connection between sleep and health. Dr. Nidhi Kumar is On ...

More than 50 million Americans have a sleep disorder. Regularly having trouble sleeping can adversely impact your physical and mental health, leading to daytime sleepiness and disrupting your ability ...

The most common and effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP therapy, administered via a machine that delivers a steady stream of ...

There's nothing like a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately, far too many Americans don’t get one on a regular basis. Sleep disorders have risen to widespread proportions in the U.S., and they go beyond ...

Sleep Cycles: One rapid eye movement (REM) stage and three non-REM stages that altogether last about 90 to 120 minutes Benefits: Physical and mental recuperation and memory consolidation Disorders: ...

In the stillness of the night, when the body should lie calm in sleep, something else may be happening beneath the surface. For some people, the dreaming mind turns the body into a stage for sudden ...

A huge new international study has uncovered, for the first time, a weekly rhythm disturbance in one of the world’s most common but under-diagnosed sleep disorders – and it’s not good news for your ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. For more episodes, download the Medscape app or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider. Eric S. Zhou, PhD: ...

Feeling tired more often than not affects men for different reasons than women, and the causes range from hormonal changes ...