A sleep-promoting circuit located deep in the primitive brainstem has revealed how we fall into deep sleep. This is only the second 'sleep node' identified in the mammalian brain whose activity ...

April 21 (UPI) --Older adults who listen to music at night sleep better than those who don't, according to an analysis published Wednesday by the Journal of the American Geriatric Society. Based on a ...

A specific mail-based intervention delivered to older adults helped reduce the use of benzodiazepines and improve their sleep, a new study reports. Authors of the report published Wednesday in JAMA ...

Rates of chronic prescription sedative use among older adults are roughly two to three times the Canadian average in parts of ...

Strong circadian rhythms and good sleep may lower dementia risk. Learn how routines, exercise, and lifestyle habits support ...

The FDA approved Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ drug Xywav Aug. 12 to treat a rare sleep condition, a sedative that has faced controversy and bypassed the FDA’s advisory panel, The New York Times reported. One ...

Inside the body, a 24-hour rhythm, known as the circadian rhythm, quietly coordinates when we sleep, wake, eat and recover.

Alcohol can have a sedative effect and cause a person to fall asleep more quickly than usual. However, consuming alcohol can also cause sleep disruption and other adverse effects on people’s health.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A sleep-promoting circuit located deep in the primitive brainstem has revealed how we fall into deep sleep. Discovered by researchers at Harvard School of Medicine and the University ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A sleep-promoting circuit located deep in the primitive brainstem has revealed how we fall into deep sleep. Discovered by researchers at Harvard School of Medicine and the University ...