Narcolepsy can be described as a neurological condition that has chronic consequences on the regulation of the sleep-wake cycle by the brain. Narcolepsy has been known to occur in one out of every two ...

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 younger or ...

SEATTLE — Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) was associated with a significantly increased risk for all-cause mortality in women, results of a large observational study showed. After adjustment for ...

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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 annual meeting.

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 ...

A groundbreaking study published in the medical journal Neurology has revealed a critical link between feeling excessively sleepy during daylight hours and a pre-dementia condition known as motoric ...

What is excessive daytime sleepiness? Tiny blood metabolites reveal how diet and biology are tied to daytime alertness and may open the door to new ways of treating sleepiness. Feeling sleepy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that causes abnormal breathing patterns as you sleep, like pauses in your breath. These ...

How can clinicians reduce crash risk in patients treated for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who still have persistent sleepiness? While wake-promoting agents have recently been authorized for this use, ...