As genetic testing has become more accessible, a natural question follows: can a simple DNA test actually...
Genetic Risk & Sleep Disorders
Some people can sleep through a thunderstorm, a barking dog, or a partner’s alarm clock without stirring....
Sleep latency, the amount of time it takes to fall asleep once the lights go out, is...
Walk into almost any family gathering and you’ll likely hear at least one shared complaint about sleep....
Sleepwalking has a reputation as a quirky, almost folkloric sleep phenomenon, but the research behind it is...
Somewhere between being a night owl and having a diagnosable sleep disorder lies delayed sleep phase disorder,...
Narcolepsy is a relatively rare but genuinely striking neurological condition, marked by overwhelming daytime sleepiness and, in...
Restless legs syndrome, often shortened to RLS, produces an uncomfortable, hard-to-describe urge to move the legs, usually...
Sleep apnea is often talked about as a lifestyle condition, closely tied to weight and aging. Both...
If insomnia seems to run in your family, you’re not imagining things. Large-scale genetic studies over the...