Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

Respiratory and sleep medicine physicians share collaborative measures to diagnose and treat comorbid sleep disorders and ...

My husband (I’m the second wife) has three kids in their mid- to late-twenties, and I think they are pretty great. The ...

The genre of science fiction has a lot to say about sleep. Here are 11 great stories, from TV, film and books.

2025 has been a weirdly brilliant year for horror. Not just in the usual "there's a guy with too many teeth chasing me" way, but in the sense that developers keep finding new ways to ruin our sleep ...

Most parents have experienced it: Your young child wakes up distraught, sure that the nightmare they've just suffered through is real. Science X Daily and the Weekly Email Newsletter are free features ...

A night of solid rest can feel like a panacea. The quantity and quality of our sleep influence our physical health, our moods, our cognition and our ability to function in almost every aspect of life.

A massive global study has turned up some grim news: that nearly 87% of us are not routinely getting quality sleep and meeting physical activity levels needed for our long-term health. Now, scientists ...

Struggling to catch some Zzz’s? Take solace in knowing that you’re not alone: According to the CDC, about 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. report not getting enough sleep on a regular basis. As a dietitian, ...

Parkinson's disease affects more than 1.1 million people in the U.S. Early treatment of obstructive sleep apnea -- a condition that causes breathing to briefly pause -- may decrease the risk of ...

Neuroscientists studying the shifts between sleep and awareness are finding many liminal states, which could help explain the disorders that can result when sleep transitions go wrong Yasemin ...

Sleep-terror (ST) is manifested as emotional and behavioral disturbance during sleep. ST can have co-morbidity with other parasomnias. The viewpoint of patients has ...