Dual orexin receptor antagonists -- currently approved for insomnia -- may also be effective for REM sleep behavior disorder.

Someone with REM sleep behavior disorder will act out their dreams. For reasons that are poorly understood, the dream content is usually violent.

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 diseases such as Parkinson's disease and dementia...

REM sleep behavior disorder almost always is an early sign of Parkinson's or dementia, often preceding other symptoms by 10-15 years. Researchers think the tool can enable development of new therapies for those diseases.

Imagine having sex with your partner in your sleep and having no memory of it once awake. Welcome to the world of sexsomnia.

This parasomnia is more than a nocturnal hazard: research indicates a strong link between RBD and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's.

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Research finds males and females often experience different sleep patterns and disorders

A small but tightly monitored randomized trial showed that increased abdominal adipose tissue, especially visceral fat, occurs as a result of shortened sleep.

Sleep-related eating disorder (SRED) is a condition that causes people to eat and prepare food while sleeping. Experts Kara Becker and Kelly Baron discuss symptoms, risks and treatments.

Up to half of older adults may have sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing and sleep are briefly interrupted many times a night. A new study shows that this chronic tiredness can have serious implications for road safety.

Researchers in the US estimated that as many as one in 70 individuals, or nearly 5million Americans, have 'idiopathic hypersomnia' - far more than previously thought.

New data indicate that better sleep is associated with reduced cardiovascular risk, and improving poor sleep may help reduce cardiovascular risk.

A new study found an association between swimming in cold water and relief from symptoms of perimenopause.

Variability in sleep patterns is associated with worse academic performance and school-related behavior problems among teenagers, new research suggests.

The shortage threatens the well-being of patients with sleep apnea, among others

No increased risk for hypertension appeared in individuals with OSA and mildly irregular sleep.

A new dose-finding study supported the potential of the carbonic anhydrase inhibitor as an alternative to CPAP machines.

(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has begun using a continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, to address a long-standing problem with sleep...