A new analysis of data from older Americans indicates that chronic sleep disturbances are associated with a shorter lifespan ...

Sleep often becomes lighter and more fragmented with age. A neurologist explains why older adults wake up more at night, when ...

Contrary to popular belief, healthy seniors have no problem getting a good night’s rest, a large new study shows. In fact, researchers found that many seniors actually report better sleep than your ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A large U.S. study following older men for six years reveals that back pain quietly undermines sleep ...

Sleep problems affect more than one in five residents in long-term care facilities, with pain, daytime napping and certain medications emerging as key contributors. An international team led by ...

Back pain is predictive of subsequent sleep problems in older men, according to a recent study from Pennsylvania.

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Clear overview of sleep disorders, covering how they differ, why they occur, common signs, and when ongoing sleep issues may ...

Adults with gastrointestinal (GI) diseases are significantly more likely to experience sleep disturbances than those without GI conditions, a new study involving more than 10,000 individuals has found ...

Struggling with ongoing sleep problems could do more than leave you groggy—it may accelerate memory decline and increase the risk of dementia. This is the warning of a study that found that older ...

There are some other ways you can use your diet to support sleep rather than work against it. Dr. Breus says that fatty fish ...

Constantly waking up at night to urinate could be more than just it may signal an underlying health issue, such as diabetes, ...