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

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 ...

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 ...

Teens catching up on sleep on weekends show a 41% lower risk of depression, per a UO study. Supports flexible rest as a low-cost strategy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re struggling to get the recommended seven-plus hours of sleep each night, logging anything more than that sounds like a ...

The study explains that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which normally moves during sleep to clear waste products accumulated in ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

Nearly 54 million US adults are believed to suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which occurs when muscles in your throat relax and repeatedly block your airway, causing you to stop breathing as ...

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 ...