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

The SleepFM model reveals how sleep analysis can predict disease risk, offering insights into sleep's role as a vital health ...

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

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

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

A groundbreaking new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep’s core functions originated hundreds of millions ...

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

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

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.

Jellyfish and sea anemones exhibit sleep-like states without brains. Scientists say this discovery rewrites evolution’s timeline, showing sleep may predate complex nervous systems entirely.

Setting an alarm to go off an hour before your bedtime every night can remind you that it’s time to start getting ready for sleep, Dr. Varga said. Doing something relaxing during that hour, such as ...

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 ...