Having your mouth taped shut is the stuff of nightmares — but some people are doing just that to themselves. And in an ...

Side sleeping can help keep your airway open at night, helping you breathe easier, while sleeping on your back can block your airway.

Getting enough quality sleep is emerging as a key factor in weight control, and it can be treated clinically to optimize ...

TikTok influencers are telling people to tape their mouths shut at night for better sleep. Here's why doctors say it’s a bad idea.

During sleep, the body completes a number of essential actions necessary to maintain optimal health and function. However, ...

A middle-age woman with high blood pressure and epilepsy gained 50 lb over the course of 2 years. What was the best approach to diagnosing her problem? The solution was to sleep on it, said Nancy ...

A disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops during sleep, obstructive sleep apnea worsened memory and thinking in middle-aged men, a new study found. Even in people who are otherwise healthy and ...

Getting enough weekly exercise may help smokers over 40 reduce depression and sleep issues to levels seen in non-smokers, ...

Adenotonsillectomy wasn't better than just keeping an eye on young children with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) over 3 years of follow-up in a small randomized trial. Watchful waiting ...

Teddy Roosevelt, Long Island’s only U.S. president, inspired the “teddy bear” doll that little tykes once snuggled with for a good night’s sleep. At bedtime, though, you wouldn't want to be near the ...

Dr. Candace Jones, of Kaiser Permanente Sacramento, highlights the impact of inadequate sleep on children's health and offers advice for parents to improve their children's sleep habits.