New research published in the journal Sleep Health has found that sleep fragmentation, which refers to the amount of time ...

Sleep often becomes lighter and more fragmented with age. A neurologist explains why older adults wake up more at night, when insomnia is a warning sign, and what helps improve sleep safely.

When you were younger, you might have thought older adults went to bed early simply because they loved quiet mornings and a hot cup of coffee. But if you’re now the one awake before sunrise, you’ve ...

A new study reveals that fragmented sleep causes cellular damage to the brain's blood vessels, providing further evidence to suggest that sleep disruption predisposes the brain to dementia. "We found ...

This new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, discusses how diabetes-associated sleep fragmentation impairs liver and heart function via SIRT1-dependent epigenetic modulation of NADPH ...

Fatty liver disease may contribute to fragmented sleep patterns, robbing already sick people of good rest, a new study finds. These folks woke up more often in the night, and then lay awake longer ...

A new study highlights how important uninterrupted sleep is to recovery after a traumatic brain injury, finding that fragmented sleep in injured mice is linked to a loss of rapid-eye-movement (REM) ...

Ever woken up multiple times at night, groggy and frustrated, just to rush to the bathroom? You might blame your bladder, or ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images We all know that sleep is integral for our overall wellbeing and health. But ...

Sleep quality is declining nationwide. Research links poor sleep to higher disease risk. Evening habits play a decisive role.