Deep sleep earlier in life could be the key to keeping healthy cognition. The key to keeping your wits about you as you age may lie in shut-eye during midlife. A study found that people over 60 who ...

Objective sleepiness without daytime symptoms may indicate a more efficient sleep regulatory system, reducing hypertension risk. New research reveals that quick sleep onset may lower hypertension risk ...

Once thought of as just a post-workout essential, protein is now getting attention as a powerful nighttime ally for muscle ...

Heart rate variability during sleep can predict stroke, depression or cognitive dysfunction years in advance, according to new research presented at the European Academy of Neurology Congress. The ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers evaluated the predictive power of numerous sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) parameters, namely overnight pulse oximeter readings and the ...

Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses the impact of poor sleep on your daily mental health and cognition ...

Less slow-wave sleep over time raised the risk of incident dementia, prospective data showed. Each percentage decrease in slow-wave sleep per year in people 60 and older was tied to a 27% increase in ...

The risk of getting dementia may go up as you get older if you don't get enough slow-wave sleep. A 2023 study found that over-60s are 27 percent more likely to develop dementia if they lose just 1 ...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder in the U.S. affecting tens of millions, with estimates ranging from 25 to more than 80 million adults.

The UAB Sleep/Wake Disorders Center, conveniently located at UAB Hospital Highlands, provides advanced testing, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep disorders in a relaxed, casual setting specially ...