If you regularly have a hard time getting restful sleep, you may need a sleep study. Also called polysomnography, a sleep study is a test that's used to diagnose sleep disorders. The good news? A ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder. Local health experts say it affects more than 30 million adults in America. Last week in Healthbeat 4, Jessica Bowman showed you the first ...

When we sleep, the body releases its 'growth hormone', building up and repairing muscles and bones – but the details of how and why have been something of a mystery, until now.

Findings from Mass General Brigham investigators highlight the intricate interplay of diverse physiological processes as the brain shifts from wakefulness to sleep.

A study identified five sleep types that could be linked to mental well-being, bedtime habits and brain activity. The ...

Sleep has been shown to have a long list of physical and mental health benefits, and now a new study suggests it could also help to "erase" bad memories. That’s according to researchers from the ...

You might want to skip that salty snack right before bedtime. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel ...

A new study has found that people with an impaired glymphatic system, which helps the brain remove toxins and is mostly ...

Brandon Harris died from an apparent cardiac arrest during a sleep study. Feb. 10, 2010— -- Two weeks after a man's death during an Atlanta sleep study, family members said they're pressuring ...

An international consortium of researchers has created the largest-ever database compiling records of brain activity during ...