People with visual difficulties were significantly more likely to take medication to help them sleep, but that could put them at risk for falls as well, a new study finds.

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 ...

Science reveals sleep needs vary dramatically between individuals. Discover your personal sleep requirement, why it matters, ...

As Paltrow also noted, mouth-taping “can help optimize sleep quality and improve breathing by promoting nasal-breathing,” ...

Dr. Maria Torroella Carney runs the Northwell Health Physician Partners Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine practice in New Hyde Park, where the average age of her patients is 80 to 84. In recent years ...

Many older adults think sleep disruptions are a natural part of aging, but they are a real problem that must be addressed,” ...

A new position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine suggests clinicians should prioritize the evaluation and ...

A new study from Penn State University found that older adults who experience symptoms of insomnia and/or use sleep medications face a substantially higher risk of developing disabilities that affect ...

Insomnia — defined as difficulty falling and/or staying asleep — has been linked to higher odds of heart disease, stroke, ...

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.

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