Narcolepsy, a neurological disorder affecting sleep-wake cycles, impacts one in two thousand people, typically between ages ...

If you have a difficult time staying awake and alert during the day, you may be experiencing excessive daytime sleepiness. Dr. Virend Somers, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist with a focus on sleep medicine, ...

In obstructive sleep apnea, using CPAP therapy more than 4 hours a night sharply cuts residual sleepiness and lowers crash ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that causes abnormal breathing ...

Hypersomnia and narcolepsy are both sleep disorders that cause excessive daytime sleepiness and other changes in natural sleep-wake cycles. "Hypersomnia" actually refers to several sleep conditions ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) --Experiencing excessive daytime sleepiness as an older adult can spell dire consequences that ultimately may lead to full-blown dementia, according to a new study funded by the ...

Here’s another reason to maintain good sleep. A 3-year study of more than 400 elderly people suggests a tie between excessive daytime sleepiness and dementia. KERA’s Sam Baker discussed this with Dr.

When your alarm goes off after nine hours of sleep and you still feel like you could sleep for several more, your body might be trying to tell you something important. While we often hear about the ...

DARIEN, IL – A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2025 annual meeting found that excessive daytime sleepiness is associated with higher odds of all-cause mortality in middle-aged women but not in ...

Yawning and nodding off during the day often are signs of an excessive sleepiness — a condition with "wide-ranging consequences" and one that health care workers need to take more seriously, the ...

SAN ANTONIO — People 60 and older who are excessively sleepy during the day may have more problems with memory and thinking after surgery, suggests a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ® 2025 ...

Disturbances of sleep are probably more common than we realize. Abnormalities of sleep and wakefulness are understood in relation to agreed upon “normal” patterns of sleep and wakefulness. A wide ...