In this post, I briefly review the causes of insomnia, a problem that affects one-third of adults and is associated with a variety of medical and mental health problems. In future posts, I will ...

To better understand why some people develop the condition while others do not, researchers have worked together to identify ...

Amelia Scott is a member of the psychology education subcommittee of the Australasian Sleep Association. She receives funding from Macquarie University. Even a single night of sleep trouble can feel ...

Doctors say pills are not the best way to treat lasting insomnia. Jan. 20, 2012— -- Editor's Note: The original published text of this story began with an anecdote about a man who claimed to ...

Want better sleep in your older years? Time to grab some weights. Exercise, but particularly those workouts that incorporate resistance to improve muscular strength, can be helpful for older adults ...

Push-ups and planks can help older people beat insomnia, according to new research highlighting the added benefits of strength training. Sleep quality declines with age, with researchers pointing out ...

You can live for years with obstructive sleep apnea and never know it. The condition repeatedly narrows your upper airway ...

Imagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps you went to bed too late, needed to wake up early or still felt tired when you woke up from what should have been a full night's sleep.

Orthosomnia a behavioral pattern when someone becomes preoccupied with achieving perfect sleep data. Here are the causes, ...