However, research indicates that age, genetics, and certain lifestyle habits (like smoking and excessive drinking) can all ...

Not getting enough of deeper stages of sleep raises the risk of brain deterioration associated with Alzheimer’s disease, a ...

It's common among older adults to not get a consistent full night's rest, but there are ways to improve sleep issues. A sleep psychologist shares tips.

Experts have warned that some of the telltale signs of dementia could appear in the middle of the night. Symptoms that affect your sleep could indicate cognitive decline before you notice other ...

For women in their 80s, experiencing increasing sleepiness during the day over a five-year period is associated with double the risk of developing dementia during that time, according to a new study.

UC San Francisco study finds women over 80 who experience increased daytime sleepiness face twice the risk of developing ...

In a cohort of older community-dwelling women, unfavorable sleep patterns were associated with cognitive impairment and higher dementia risk, according to data published in Neurology. “Sleep is ...

To make matters worse, modern society's electric light and bright screens at night trick our body clock into thinking it is ...