New research has found that people with narcolepsy type 1 exhibit patterns of slow brain pulsations that resemble those seen in healthy sleep. The findings, published in PNAS, suggest that orexin—a ...

Non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder (N24SWD) occurs when your sleep-wake cycle gradually shifts out of sync with the 24-hour day. It affects about half of blind people, but it can also affect those with ...

A lack of sleep can affect your blood pressure, causing it to rise and increasing your risk of hypertension. Learn why and ways to improve your sleep.

When we think of movement disorders, the tremors associated with Parkinson's disease are probably what first spring to mind.

Experts agree that seven to nine hours of sleep is ideal for most adults — but when it comes to your health, the total number of hours might not be the most important factor. In a major new study led ...

Imagine waking up in the morning only to be told that you didn’t spend all night curled up in bed. Instead, you maybe drove a car or ate last night’s leftover pizza. Perhaps you even initiated sex ...

Michelle Drerup, PsyD, discusses patients' complex & challenging management of fibromyalgia and sleep disorders.

Donald Dorff could hear the crowd roaring as he snatched the quarterback’s pitch from the air and sprinted toward the goal line. “There was a 280-pound tackle waiting for me, so I decided to give him ...

YOU HAVE TO SLEEP AT THE RIGHT TIME. MINDY: IT IS VERY HARDWIRED. WE FOUND OUT THAT EVERYTHING SLEEPS AND EVERYTHING HAS A CIRCADIAN RHYTHM TOO. IT’S AN INTERNAL CLOCK. OUR BODIES ARE HARD-WIRED BY ...

Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in response to darkness. The pineal gland, which is situated in the midline of the brain, analyses the current state of the environmental light-dark ...