Tag: Insomnia

Immune system functions best when it gets enough sleep. Seven or more hours of sleep is recommended for optimal health. Image credit: Flickr/Benjamin Watson Many...

One in five young people regularly wake up in the night to send or check messages on social media, according to new research. Flickr/backonthebus. 1...

Credit: Flickr/mateusd Researchers from the Universities of Groningen (Netherlands) and Pennsylvania have discovered a piece in the puzzle of how sleep deprivation negatively affects memory. For...

There is growing evidence that sleep disorders like insomnia and sleep apnea are related to stroke risk and recovery from stroke, according to a...

Image illustrating the concept of the sleep homeostat.Credit: Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour/ University of Oxford Team unpeel one layer of the mystery of...

For the first time, scientists report using transcranial alternating current stimulation, or tACS, to target a specific kind of brain activity during sleep and...

A new meta-analysis in Biological Psychiatryreports that sleep disturbances and long sleep duration are associated with increases in markers of inflammation. "It is important to...

A new study found that alcohol-sleep relationship differed importantly by race and sex. Compared to their white counterparts within each alcohol drinking pattern (never, moderate,...

A new study found that after restricting sleep to 5 hours per night, caffeine use no longer improved alertness or performance after three nights. Results...

Scientists in Japan have designed new molecules that modify the circadian rhythm, opening the way to the possibility of managing jet lag and improving...

Skimping on sleep has long been associated with overeating, poor food choices and weight gain. Now a new study shows how sleep loss initiates...