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

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 ...

Disturbed sleep is a common problem—and one that has many serious consequences beyond feeling tired the next day. Research has linked insomnia and poor sleep to early mortality and diseases including ...

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 ...

PTSD can develop after traumatic experiences and often goes unnoticed because symptoms hide in plain sight. Experts explain ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Baseline sleep disturbance was associated with an increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behavior at age 12 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

*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 ...