For pediatric insomnia, Dr Umakanth Katwa and Dr Rafael Pelayo call for a blend of clinical expertise, behavioral therapy, and empathy.

A hypnic jerk is a sudden involuntary twitch or muscle contraction that occurs as you fall asleep. Also known as sleep starts, these hypnic jerks may jolt the entire body or affect only one part, like ...

While the definitive diagnosis of iRBD requires in-laboratory video polysomnography, which can be both costly and challenging to interpret, a recent study used a 3D time-of-flight camera in a ...

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Sleep has been shown to have a long list of physical and mental health benefits, and now a new study suggests it could also help to "erase" bad memories. That’s according to researchers from the ...

This may be done in a sleep disorder center or even at home. A polysomnogram -- or sleep study -- is a multiple-component test that electronically sends and records specific physical activities ...

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During a sleep study, a sleep specialist collects the following data to help determine the type and severity of possible sleep apnea: breathing rate blood oxygen levels heart rate brain waves ...

SINGAPORE – The longer your kid aged three to six spends in childcare beyond 40 hours a week, the greater the toll it takes on his or her academic performance, a 2024 study reveals. Over one in ...

Dutch remote monitoring and sleep aid company, Onera Health’s wireless, patch-based, type-II home-polysomnography system has proven to be as beneficial as in-hospital testing in a validation study. In ...