Anyone can have trouble maintaining sleep cycles, but older adults are far more likely to have difficulty sleeping than younger adults. Often this will simply result in them taking daytime naps or ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nursing home residents taking sleep aids such as Ambien are more likely to fall and fracture a hip than residents not being treated for insomnia, new research suggests.

New findings link commonly prescribed drugs to certain health risks—prompting experts to urge caution for older adults.

Many of us suffer from insufficient sleep, night after night, putting our physical health at risk. Sleep deprivation is linked to numerous health problems like high blood pressure, weight gain and ...

Sleeping under five hours a night was associated with a greater risk of chronic health problems among those aged 50 or older, according to results of a new study that tracked individuals’ health over ...

One of adulthood’s quiet regrets is not sleeping more when we had the chance. Yet sleep seems to get even more elusive with ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What is your opinion on taking gummies that contain 8 mg each of CBD, CBN and THC before bedtime for sleeping assistance? I am an 81-year-old male and have been taking them for several ...

With daylight saving time fast approaching, our sleep cycles are about to get thrown for a loop. But don’t panic — you don’t have to rely on pharmaceutical sleep aids that leave you groggy or tired.

Seniors battling insomnia are best off picking up some dumbbells or doing some push-ups, a new evidence review suggests. Resistance exercise, activities that make muscles work against an external ...