Researchers have highlighted a rare sleep condition that impacts around two percent of older adults and might serve as an ...

A Stanford AI model trained on nearly 600,000 hours of sleep data can assess future risk for dementia, heart disease and more using one night of sleep, researchers say.

Feeling sleepy during the day could signal a more serious issue for some groups. A new study published in the journal Neurology revealed a possible connection between daytime sleepiness in older ...

AI may be able to predict a person’s risk of developing over a hundred serious medical conditions from data collected over ...

Scientists warn this sleep habit could be early sign of dementia - Study finds this cognitive decline comparatively more ...

Findings from Mass General Brigham investigators highlight the intricate interplay of diverse physiological processes as the brain shifts from wakefulness to sleep. A new study by investigators from ...

A new study shows that even a moderate dose of caffeine alters brain activity during sleep, increasing complexity and nudging neural systems toward a high-efficiency processing state, especially in ...

Children with spina bifida, a malformation of the spinal cord that can lead to mobility impairments and hydrocephalus—a buildup of fluid in the brain—face significant risk of cognitive difficulties ...

Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain's small blood vessels, ...

When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine and their collaborators have found that newborns who receive surgery for a severe form of spina bifida are more likely to suffer from breathing disruptions during sleep ...