For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study.

Importantly, sleep also enables the brain to clear out metabolic waste, including beta-amyloid proteins, which have been ...

Another concern is that sleep medications may increase the risk of falls, which are a common cause of injury and disability ...

Researchers from Penn State University and Taipei Medical University analyzed five years worth of data around insomnia and ...

Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms.