It sounds like the start of a horror film: a shadowy figure at the end of your bed, a faceless presence sitting on your chest ...

It’s a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep? Daniela Roessler and her colleagues trained cameras on baby jumping spiders at night to find out. The footage showed ...

Are you constantly struggling to get back on your sleep schedule during the work week just to be thrown off every weekend? Well, you’re not alone. Nearly half of American adults experience something ...

A new study found that getting CPAP treatment within the first two years of a sleep apnea diagnosis reduced the risk of ...

Elementary school-age children who get less than nine hours of sleep per night have significant differences in certain brain regions responsible for memory, intelligence and well-being compared to ...

Sleep studies provide a lot of important information but aren’t very patient-friendly. So, researchers redesigned the process, eliminating the multitudes of wires normally used while producing results ...

Emilio also has Down syndrome. Individuals with Down syndrome are much more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) than ...

At-home sleep tests are convenient and cheaper than lab studies. But there are some major differences you should know before buying. Taylor Leamey Former Senior Writer Taylor Leamey wrote about all ...

A new study found that jumping spiders may enter a REM sleep-like state, similar to what humans and other mammals experience. Researchers plan to continue to investigate what benefits entering such a ...

Synesthesia is a condition where people perceive one sensory stimulus in multi-sensory modalities, such as ‘seeing’ sounds as different geometric shapes, or ‘tasting’ color as different flavors. One ...