Everybody sleeps, yet we still know so little about why, what the brain does while we do or how it affects people’s behavior. Recent studies conducted bythe University’s joint sleep research lab with ...

Sleep has emerged as the most important factor for life expectancy bar smoking in a new study from Oregon Health & Science ...

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 ...

Research carried out by the University of Oregon and its partners has found another reason to be concerned about sleep disorders. While disrupted or reduced sleep has been linked to depression and ...

A nationwide study revealed that insufficient sleep is second only to smoking in predicting shorter life expectancy across ...

What is a sleep study? A sleep study, also known as a polysomnogram, is a diagnostic test that monitors various body functions while a person is asleep. It is most commonly used to diagnose sleep ...

Medicare Part B may cover sleep studies, including polysomnographies, to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) if a person shows clinical signs and their doctor provides medical evidence supporting ...

"Not every child who has a sleep disorder needs an overnight sleep study," said Dr. Julie Boergers, the co-director of the lab. That's why here they may start with an EEG --which looks at brain ...