“We record an amazing number of signals when we study sleep,” co-senior researcher Dr. Emmanuel Mignot, a professor of sleep ...

Polysomnography is considered the gold-standard overnight sleep exam that uses various sensors to record brain activity, ...

A poor night's sleep portends a bleary-eyed next day, but it could also hint at diseases that will strike years down the road ...

In many parts of the country, children and their parents face months-long wait times for sleep tests at labs. With obesity rising among the pediatric population, at-home sleep tests to assess sleep ...

A good night's sleep might be an additional benefit some gain from taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound, a new ...

Often undiagnosed, sleep apnea can quietly affect brain health, impacting memory, focus, and mood. A closer look at the signs ...

Smartwatch makers promise to turn your wrist into a sleep lab, translating tiny movements and heart rate blips into colorful ...

Everybody sleeps, yet we still know so little about why, what the brain does while we do or how it affects people’s behavior. Recent studies conducted bythe University’s joint sleep research lab with ...

Research carried out by the University of Oregon and its partners has found another reason to be concerned about sleep disorders. While disrupted or reduced sleep has been linked to depression and ...

A new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep's core functions originated hundreds of millions of years ago in ...

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.