The blood-brain barrier is highly selective and semi-permeable, separating blood from the brain's fluid. It protects the ...

Disturbed sleep is a common problem—and one that has many serious consequences beyond feeling tired the next day. Research ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with worse sleep disturbances are more likely to demonstrate knee pain and catastrophizing in those ...

Sleep apnea is not just about snoring or disturbed sleep. Experts warn that it can have serious consequences for the entire ...

A recent study evaluated the relationships between disturbed sleep and executive functioning, internal emotional distress, and worry related to school and sleep in adolescents. A study published in ...

A major UK study has discovered that the disturbed sleep patterns in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 was likely to be a driver of breathlessness. The study of patients in 38 institutions across ...

Wearing loose-fitting clothes made of natural fibres like cotton or linen can keep you cooler than sleeping naked. However ...

We all know that getting a good night’s sleep is vital for physical and mental health. Yet many people share a bed with a partner who can’t help disturb their sleep. For example through their insomnia ...

People who have disrupted circadian rhythms suffer all kinds of negative effects, including higher rates of obesity, sleep difficulties and accidents. But in cyanobacteria—the bacteria also known as ...

Sleep is a complex biological process (Keene and Duboue, 2018). On average, a person spends about a third of their life sleeping, said Louis Ptáček, professor of neurology at the University of ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sleep disturbance, including sleep apnea and insomnia, may increase dementia risk, new research shows. In a large cohort of older, mostly male veterans, investigators from the ...

*Note: this is a joint press release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) and The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Please credit both the congress and the ...