More symptoms of insomnia and greater use of sleep medication are linked to a higher risk of disability a year later in older adults. The corresponding study was published in Sleep. Evidence suggests ...

Long-term use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs may help older adults fall asleep, but new research shows they alter sleep architecture and brain activity in ways that could undermine memory and next-day ...

Zzz’s the day, but do it naturally! Seniors should aim for seven to nine hours of shuteye a night — unfortunately, research indicates that many struggle to fall and/or stay asleep. Insomnia has been ...

A man in his 50s in Seoul has been suffering from insomnia for 3 years. Even if he lay in bed at midnight, he would barely ...

The research also shows that the more you experience insomnia and the more often you take sleep meds, the worse your disabilities become. On top of that, many sleep meds not only don't help relieve ...

In the quiet hours of night, millions of Americans reach for sleeping pills, hoping to find relief from restless thoughts and sleepless nights. While these medications promise the allure of peaceful ...

Sleep is something you may take for granted — until it becomes elusive. While an occasional sleepless night is nothing to worry about, chronic insomnia is a different story altogether. Affecting an ...

Controlled trials on a small set of common foods are producing consistent, measurable shifts in sleep metrics, and the ...

A new study from Penn State University found that older adults who experience symptoms of insomnia and/or use sleep medications face a substantially higher risk of developing disabilities that affect ...