Sleep

Even slight exposure to light before bedtime may disrupt a preschooler’s sleep

Some children may be even more sensitive than others.

Poor sleep is linked to feeling older and worse outlook on aging

Poor sleep in the over 50s is linked to more negative perceptions of ageing.

Good sleep alleviate infant obesity risks

More sleep awakenings were associated with a higher likelihood of infants becoming overweight.

Scientists identified a gene essential for regulating the sleep-wake cycles

A single gene can disrupt the sleep-wake cycle.

New mother’s sleepless nights is linked to accelerated aging

Too little sleep in the first six months after birth can add 3 to 7 years to women’s 'biological age'.

Getting more sleep doesn’t necessarily bring positive outcomes

A sleep study’s eye-opening findings.

Our need for sleep may actually be regulated by brain cortex

A new target for sleep investigations.

Good night’s sleep could vastly improve children’s behavior in Autism

A reduction in sleep problems for children on the autism spectrum vastly improves those children’s behavior.

Obstructive sleep apnea worsens heart disease

We need to increase awareness about screening for and treating OSA.

Lunar cycles can affect our sleep, study

On nights before a full moon, people go to bed later and sleep less, study shows.

Investigating brain activity during sleep with the help of MRI scans

MRI helps unravel the mysteries of sleep.

How the brain paralyzes while sleeping?

Scientists have discovered a group of neurons in the mouse brainstem that suppress unwanted movement during rapid eye movement sleep.

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