A Penn Medicine study challenges sound machine benefits, finding that "pink noise" disrupts deep sleep and REM cycles, while earplugs are proven more effective.

The soothing sounds of pink noise, designed to obscure outside clamor and lull listeners into sleep, may not be so innocuous, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, with ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Marketed as a ticket to deeper sleep, the soft hum of pink noise has become part of millions’ nightly routines. However, its use may come at the cost of sleep quality, a University of ...

It might be worth working a little bit harder to get that much-desired, but often elusive, good night's sleep. Deep sleep clears the mind of waste just as a "dishwasher" cleans dirty plates and ...

Researchers found that a good night’s sleep may help the brain clear proteins tied to Alzheimer’s.

In many parts of the country, children and their parents face months-long wait times for sleep tests at labs. With obesity rising among the pediatric population, at-home sleep tests to assess sleep ...

For those suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the condition could be significantly worse on the weekends. After investigating changes in severity, researchers at Flinders University in ...

A new government-supported research initiative in the U.K. will examine whether anonymized sleep app data can help identify emerging respiratory disease trends earlier than traditional public health ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder. Local health experts say it affects more than 30 million adults in America. Last week in Healthbeat 4, Jessica Bowman showed you the first ...