Alkermes' alixorexton met key goals in a phase 2 study for narcolepsy type 2, showing significant improvements in wakefulness and sleepiness scores.

Like many of the chemicals and processes powering our bodies, the composition of the microbiome naturally fluctuates ...

According to the U.S Department of Veterans affairs, more than 140,000 veterans live in West Virginia with many of them being over the age of 50.

ZDNET's key takeaways A team of researchers developed a new sleep study app. The app was developed using AI and an Apple ...

Why the brain feels "foggy" after a poor night's sleep has finally been explained. Attention lapses due to sleep deprivation coincide with a flushing of fluid from the brain - a process that normally ...

Many college students believe they can sleep when they’re dead; however, it’s actually more accurate to believe in sleep, or you will be dead. One of the three pillars of health — along with physical ...

When the light and typing kept him awake, he turned off her lamp mid-stream to get some rest She said he was selfish and humiliated her, and now he’s wondering if he’s in the wrong A man turned to the ...

Is melatonin making you murky in the morning? Our bodies naturally produce the hormone melatonin to help regulate our sleep-wake cycle. Melatonin is also a popular supplement meant to address sleep ...

The ‘glymphatic system’ — the flow of cerebrospinal fluid during sleep to flush out toxins and waste materials from the brain — plays an essential role in keeping the brain healthy. A new study, using ...

The widespread outage involving the cloud-computing provider Amazon Web Services ensnared unexpected consumers earlier this week: people who just wanted a good night’s sleep. By Sopan Deb Some users ...

Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical contributor as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News.