Sleeping

Normally, staying up for extended time periods leads to the need for extra sleep. But researchers have just found that activating astrocyte cells in mice caused the rodents to stay awake for six hours longer than usual, with no noticeable sleep debt.

Sleep apnea affects around 30 million Americans, but it can be incredibly difficult to treat, even more so given that devices used to alleviate it are given up on by nearly half of those diagnosed. Scientists are now proposing a different approach.

There's precious little human dignity in economy airline travel to begin with; why not go all the way? The HypNap TruRest offers you the opportunity to attempt sleep with your face mashed into a padded cradle, and arrive red, wrinkly and refreshed.

Good sleep and good nutrition are the cornerstones of good health. We know how diet can affect general health, but what effect does what we eat have on how well we sleep? A new study has looked at how diet can directly affect sleep quality.

A common sleeping pill showed promise in combating the substances that lead to the harmful tangles and plaques in the brain that contribute to Alzheimer's disease, but larger, more comprehensive studies are needed to confirm the results.

New research in Nature Communications has strengthened the link between sleep apnea and dementia, by using preclinical models to demonstrate exactly how breathing disruptions during sleep can cause brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease.

A new study has highlighted one way insufficient sleep can harm your immune system, making you more vulnerable to infections and inflammatory disease by damaging your body’s hematopoietic stem cells.

It can be stressful and exhausting, trying to get a crying baby to settle down and go to sleep. New research now suggests that for the best chance at success, parents should pick the infant up and walk around with it for five minutes.

We’re all maybe a bit surly after a sleepless night, but a new study suggests our levels of day-to-day selfishness can be directly related to how well rested we are, and these findings could have implications on both individual and societal levels.

A compelling study indicates Parkinson’s disease could be diagnosed by remotely tracking a person’s breathing patterns. Led by researchers from MIT, the study presents an AI system that uses radio waves to monitor breathing while a person sleeps.

Scientists have designed a smart mattress designed to tap into the body's circadian rhythms, carefully heating and cooling different areas to coax you into a deep slumber, with some promising results from an early trial.

A new study suggests brain inflammation is the key factor linking sleep disturbances with Alzheimer’s disease. It's hypothesized the same overactive immune cells in the brain that contribute to cognitive decline can disrupt certain sleep cycles.