A study published in 2023 found that using sleeping pills to get some shut-eye could reduce the buildup of toxic clumps of ...

Millions of older Americans suffering from insomnia regularly use prescription sleep medications, despite the risk of serious ...

Millions of older Americans suffering from insomnia regularly use prescription sleep medications, despite the risk of serious side effects-such as falls, broken bones ...

More symptoms of insomnia and greater use of sleep medication are linked to a higher risk of disability a year later in older adults. The corresponding study was published in Sleep. Evidence suggests ...

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound might help protect people from health risks related to sleep apnea, ...

A study published recently (January 2023) in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease is the latest confirmation of prior scientific warnings about a potential association between certain prescribed ...

Sleeplessness in America is on the rise, due to many external factors including increasingly negative news cycles, international conflicts and economic uncertainty. Collectively, these factors have ...

New research links common sleep medications to significantly higher risks of death, cancer and dementia. Even users taking ...

Sleep problems affect more than one in five residents in long-term care facilities, with pain, daytime napping and certain ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 90 years old and cannot sleep at night. I have tried taking two or three times the dosage of most over-the-counter drugs to no avail. A doctor put me on a prescription medicine, ...

Patients who used any form of prescription sleep medication within 90 days of undergoing total knee replacement were at an increased risk for complications of the procedure, a new study found. The use ...

Fulfilling your dreams of getting better sleep could just be a snack away. It you’re trying to ditch the sleeping pills and ...