Sexsomnia is a type of non-REM parasomnia, a sleep disorder that triggers involuntary behavior—in this case, sexual activity—that occurs during non-REM stages of sleep. Symptoms of sexsomnia ...

For the next in our series of conditions GPs might rarely encounter, Neurology consultant Dr Clare Bolton provides an ...

Your body cycles between REM sleep and non-REM sleep throughout the night ... that may boost your quality of sleep: Treat any sleep disorders: If you have a sleep disorder such as obstructive ...

When a person's sleep patterns are not proper due to medical reasons, it is known as a sleep disorder. Polysomnography is a test that studies such disorders in humans. Some of the types of sleep ...

REM sleep behavior disorder can be a sign of a neurological ... Two main states make up normal sleep: non-rapid eye movement ...

The second is a primary sleep-related eating disorder, which occurs even without medications. These episodes typically occur during non-REM sleep, which is generally the first few hours of sleep.

The team first trained five monkeys on a task evaluating image orientations and tested them twice, with a 30-minute gap in which they either had non-REM sleep or merely rested. The monkeys that ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My question to you is about an affliction I have struggled with since childhood. Apparently, it is called sleep paralysis. As explained to me in an old newspaper article, it is ...

A blood test originally designed to detect Alzheimer’s disease may help identify people with a sleep disorder who are at high risk of developing dementia, according to a study from McGill University.