Madison St. Medical Sleep Clinic

11/17/2020

There's growing evidence that a lack of deep sleep increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Scientists say that's because during deep sleep, the brain removes toxins associated with Alzheimer's.

10/02/2020

06/27/2020

Using polysomnography, scientists found that when couples sleep together their REM sleep is less disrupted. They also tend to synchronize sleep cycles.

06/26/2020

Research bears out what our grandparents said: Don’t eat too close to bedtime if you want to sleep well. Plus other recipes for a solid eight hours.

03/30/2020

In the age of coronavirus, sleep is more important — and more elusive — than ever. Sleep researchers are here to help.

03/08/2020

Research shows the annual shift disrupts sleep and leads to a higher immediate risk of heart attacks and strokes.

02/27/2020

Sleeping disorder may increase danger of cardiac event

01/24/2020

At a shiny new lab in Japan, an international team of scientists is trying to figure out what puts us under.

01/17/2020

More than 70 million Americans struggle with a sleep disorder, and there are more than 90 different types.

01/17/2020

Managers need more rest. Here’s how to get it.

12/11/2019

The new study, published in the European Respiratory Journal suggests a potential cause for reverse dipping that may help patients with sleep apnea get the help they need before cardiovascular disease develops.

12/10/2019

10/26/2019

The only thing worse than feeling completely wired at 11 p.m. when you’re ready for sleep is being stark awake at 3 a.m. Blissfully passing out at an appropriate bedtime is cold comfort when the brain wakes up too soon and refuses to take advantage of those eight full hours. I toss and turn and sc...

10/16/2019

For parents of small children, ‘falling back’ doesn’t mean an extra hour in bed. But the right plan can help ease the change.

08/11/2019

New research zeroes in on how placebos may make people feel less anxiety about sleeping without pharmaceutical help.

07/21/2019

Humans spend about 1/3 of their lives asleep, yet most know very little about sleep. http://ow.ly/KKKf300Wzbl

05/22/2019

Getting more exercise than normal—or being more sedentary than usual—for one day may be enough to affect sleep later that night, according to a new study led by Penn State.

05/09/2019

At TED 2019, neuroscientist Matthew Walker argued that sleep deprivation is having a catastrophic effect on our health and safety—here are all the ways.