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Sleep study: What is polysomnography?

A sleep study, also called polysomnography, is used to diagnose sleep disorders. Find out how the test works and what treatments can help you sleep.
If you're waking up fatigued and with your teeth clenched, or you have chronic jaw pain or dental sensitivity you might have ...
The Consortium of Sleep Psychology created one of the largest research studies on campus, focused on the relationship between ...
Scientists have discovered five different types of sleep in humans, each with its own distinct brain activity pattern and ...
A new study found that when young children spend time with screens, their school test scores are lower years later.
These five profiles—including general poor sleep, interrupted sleep, and sleep assisted with medical aids—strengthen the ...
Testosterone is the primary androgen — or male hormone — in your body. Low testosterone affects up to 39 percent ...
Despite affecting millions of people worldwide, myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome remains poorly understood ...
So why is sleep such a struggle? The natural drowsiness that used to wash over you at bedtime becomes more of a gentle ...
Sleep scientists have a term for what’s happening: orthosomnia —trouble sleeping caused by the stress of trying too hard to ...
A new study published in the Nature Partner Journals Parkinson's disease showed that REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) was ...
The study found meditation could reverse brain aging by almost six years, and possibly reduce risk of Alzheimer's and dementia.