Backstrom sued the prison system over the accident the following year, blaming the injury on sleep deprivation, but a federal judge dismissed the suit. More than a decade later, Backstrom still cannot ...

An expert has given tips to Brits on how they can avoid a scary condition that almost one in three people worldwide will ...

If this happens regularly, it could be a sign of a sleep disorder such as insomnia, narcolepsy, or sleep apnea. This can lead to symptoms of sleep deprivation, including drowsiness, forgetfulness, and ...

This article explains what REM sleep is and why it is important. It details the causes of a lack of REM sleep, symptoms common with REM sleep deprivation, and ways to increase REM sleep. Rapid eye ...

However, it is unknown to what extent such deficits are exacerbated with increasing duration of sleep deprivation (SD) and whether sustained vigilant attention mediates this sleep deprivation-induced ...

But sleep deprivation, unfortunately, is all too common—particularly in the U.S.—and may be at least partially to blame for many maladies that are common today. Prioritizing sleep isn’t ...

Few things bond women together more than their frustration about how hard losing weight after 50 is and how easy it is to ...

Ever felt wide awake but completely frozen in bed? That’s sleep paralysis – a bizarre and often scary experience that leaves ...

This pattern of half-waking can make you insanely covetous of the days when you slept without touching another person, for ...

Research in children has shown that sleep deprivation is linked to more negative moods and challenges with emotional regulation; on the other hand, children and teens who get adequate amounts of ...