Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

Polysomnography is considered the gold-standard overnight sleep exam that uses various sensors to record brain activity, ...

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Instead of providing insights after you wake up, this AI-powered mattress system makes adjustments while you sleep.

Studying ancient sea creatures’ snoozing habits could shed light on the origins of sleep.

The benefits of sleep may be more universal than we thought. We know it helps clear waste from the brain in humans, and now ...

Medical News Today looks at three key studies and their key findings that highlight and further confirm the connection between how poor sleep increases dementia risk.

Despite not having a brain, jellyfish sleep for around eight hours a day, just like humans according to a new study.

A new study finds that sleep timing is linked to dementia risk, as people with weak circadian rhythms face a 2.5 times higher ...

It turns out sleeping isn’t just about resting your eyes, as a new study found that even ancient creatures without eyes — or even brains — need it too.

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A poor night's sleep portends a bleary-eyed next day, but it could also hint at diseases that will strike years down the road ...