A study assessing adolescents' self-reported sleep behavior and social factors unearthed a relationship between individual popularity and their sleep patterns. Adolescent sleep behavior can be better ...

A newly-published study found that poor nocturnal sleep is independently associated with a higher risk for MASLD in adults with T2D.

Sleep is a critical part of a child's overall health, but it can also be an important factor in the way they behave. According to a new study, getting enough sleep can help children combat the effects ...

What is REM sleep disorder? REM sleep disorder (RBD) is a type of parasomnia associated with synucleinopathies ––a diverse group of neurodegenerative disorders thought to share a common pathologic ...

A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for its role in foreshadowing neurodegenerative brain ...

People with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder react physically to what they are dreaming. During episodes, a person vocalizes or screams, and/or engages in complex and sometimes violent ...

People with sleep disorders commonly have a misperception about their actual sleep behavior. A research group led by Karin Trimmel and Stefan Seidel from MedUni Vienna's Department of Neurology ...

Dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs), a class of drugs approved to treat insomnia, may also be effective for rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD), a new study suggests. About 3 million ...

Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia characterized by sleep interruption and dream enactment. Isolated/idiopathic RBD (iRBD) occurs in the absence of neurological symptoms ...