From hormonal imbalance to gut health disruption, read about these 7 unexpected ways lack of sleep can affect your body.

Lack of sleep harms almost every system in the body: From concentration and memory to hunger hormones, metabolism and the ability to cope with stress.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), commonly associated with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, also plays a significant but less recognized role in memory decline, according to a ...

Scientists found that sleep loss during critical stages of growth can influence how brain cells connect and may interact with genetic factors linked to neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism.

Sleep is vital for many processes in the brain – from consolidating our memories to regulating our emotions. But what happens when you don’t get enough of it? Sleep and circadian rhythm disruption ...

Quality sleep is critical for people living with epilepsy to avoid triggering seizures. Poor sleep can affect seizures, memory, and more.

Sleep problems are one of the earliest and most troubling symptoms reported by people who later develop Alzheimer’s disease. Many individuals begin to experience restless nights, frequent waking, or ...

A neuroscientist and assistant professor at the University of Alberta presented his research on the neural mechanisms of sleeping fruit flies at a Georgetown University biology department seminar Feb.

A new study reported in the journal Science on June 6, 2014 is groundbreaking in filling in some missing information about how sleep affects learning, memory, and performance. Over the last few ...

There is no rest for a baby's brain - not even in sleep. While infants sleep they are reprocessing what they have learned. Working with researchers from the University of Tübingen, scientists from the ...

Researchers propose new legal standards for sleep deprivation, warning that fatigue leads to false confessions and unreliable witness testimony.