We often read about, or may know someone—often a high school or college student—who stays up way too late and then has a very hard time getting up in the morning. When bedtimes and wake times both get ...

In the 1990s, a woman approached sleep neurologist Christopher Jones at the University of Utah with an unusual complaint. She would fall asleep very early in the evening and wake up for the day at 2AM ...

Sleep disorders can affect people of any age. Delayed sleep-wake phase disorder, restless legs syndrome, and insomnia are a few examples of disorders that may disrupt sleep cycles in teens. Sleep-wake ...

A neuroimaging meta-analysis found that sleep disorders are linked to structural changes in brain regions involved in ...

Melatonin, an endogenously produced indoleamine, plays a central role in synchronising the sleep–wake cycle in children. Its secretion by the pineal gland under dim-light conditions facilitates the ...