Sleep News

Dr. Bradley Paddock, the medical director at the Nathan Littauer Regional Sleep Disorders Laboratory, recalled how one of his early patients snored so loud, the man's neighbors actually moved the location of the bedroom to get away from the sound.

Each week fitness writer Mike Dawson tackles the complex, confusing and often dead-wrong health and fitness myths so you can live smarter.

It's a sleep lab that comes to you. It's a device you wear at night to decode the mystery and find out if you have sleep apnea.

On the night before a big test, make sure your high school student gets at least seven hours worth of sleep.

Norwalk Hospital Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Services and the Norwalk Hospital Sleep Disorders Center have been relocated to a newly redesigned state-of-the-art-facility at 520 West Ave.

We've all heard someone, at some point in our lives, snore. Maybe on that plane going to our favorite vacation spot maybe while we were riding on the train or while trying to sleep in our own bed While it is annoying to those who have to hear it, snoring can be an indication of something more important going on in one's overall health.

Two items mentioned in a story about Riverside Medical Center's new Sleep Disorder Institute are in need of clarification.

Feb. 10, 2012 -- Kids with obstructive sleep apnea are often tired by day, have trouble paying attention, and have other behavioral problems all because they are not getting enough quality sleep at night.

A parent and PTO president at Parkway North High School told school board members Wednesday they should re-consider what she described as the early start times for school days.

If you snore to the point where it's affecting your sleep, but don't want to go to an overnight lab for analysis, you may be able to be tested at home.

Barcelona, Spain, February 9, 2012 - Ferrer, a privately-held Spanish pharmaceutical company with full vertical integration from R&D to distribution, today announces that it has completed phase I clinical trials of Lorediplon in insomnia.

This common sleep disorder is known for causing the person slumbering to stop breathing, sometimes more than one-hundred times during a single night.

"Sometimes we arbitrarily, artificially separate emotional well-being from physical well-being," says David Ermer, MD, child psychiatrist with Sanford Health, WebMD's FIT educational partner.

QUAD CITIES, Ia./Ill. - Kandi Gay, a paramedic in the Quad Cities, is one of roughly 70 million Americans dealing with a sleep disorder of some kind, and if you send her a text message about it while she's sleeping, she'll be able to reply to you.

Could an old mattress be responsible for a lackluster love life? A recent survey found that almost a quarter of respondents with a mattress more than 10 years old report less romance in their lives - and most blame the mattress.

Nearly 40 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders, with women reporting insomnia more than men.

A large-scale survey on teens and sleep has made a big splash in the news recently with its results: most teens are not getting enough sleep, and their lack of sufficient sleep is being associated with a whole series of risky, unhealthy behaviors, from smoking and drinking to sexual activity and over-eating. This is a landmark study, the first of ... (more)

When Zack Becker fell asleep near the end of his third hour algebra and trigonometry class, it took the teacher and other students five minutes to wake him up.

An expert on sleep disorders will discuss how sleep patterns change as people age at a meeting of the Westport-Weston Chapter of AARP Wednesday afternoon, Feb.

Today Cameron Johnson releases version 2.0.0 of Sleep Tracker, an app for iOS devices that helps the user keep track of his or her sleeping habits.