What’s Actually Going On In Your Body
When you think of people with sleep apnea, maybe you picture loud, cartoonish snoring, or assume you’d know…
Fruit fly study identifies genes regulating dopamine and sleep
Dopamine in the brain influences movement, learning, motivation and sleep. In humans, problems with dopamine are linked to…
Research finds persistent prescribing of risky medications to older adults with dementia
Despite years of clinical guidelines warning against the practice, one in four Medicare beneficiaries with dementia is prescribed…
Chronic back pain predicts poor sleep in older men
A large U.S. study following older men for six years reveals that back pain quietly undermines sleep health…
AI can flag risks for more than 100 health conditions using a single night’s sleep, study shows
Published on 12/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 A new artificial intelligence (AI) model can tell whether a person is…
Trying to Recover From Sleep Debt? This Type of Exercise May Help
The beginning of a new year can wipe the slate clean for fresh life and work goals—but if…
Ancient animals reveal sleep’s original role in maintaining brain health
A groundbreaking new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep’s core functions originated hundreds of millions…
Scientists Decode Sleep Patterns to Forecast Your Future Health Risks
Credit: WPixz on Shutterstock Like a drowsy crystal ball, AI can now use sleep to predict your medical…
Brain Health Challenge: Test Your Knowledge of Healthy Habits
Welcome to the Brain Health Challenge! I’m Dana Smith, a reporter at The New York Times, and I’ll…
CEOs’ favorite apps they check first thing in the morning for success
There’s a lot of mystique around the CEO’s morning routine; each business leader has their own habit to…
Shorter winter days linked to rise in Seasonal Affective Disorder cases | The Latest from WDEL News
Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is most common this time of year due to the shorter days and…
Even in danger, animals can’t skip sleep, studies show
Every animal with a brain needs sleep – and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans…