For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study. Insomnia is a ...

Tens of millions of Americans struggle to sleep at night, and many of them turn to sleeping pills for relief. Prescription and over-the-counter sleep aids are especially popular among older adults. A ...

A new study from Penn State University found that older adults who experience symptoms of insomnia and/or use sleep medications face a substantially higher risk of developing disabilities that affect ...

The research also shows that the more you experience insomnia and the more often you take sleep meds, the worse your disabilities become. On top of that, many sleep meds not only don't help relieve ...

Millions of Americans say they regularly turn to medications for help falling or staying asleep, a practice that experts say can be dangerous for their health. A new study found that roughly 8% of US ...

Some health professionals suggest that magnesium is better for sleep than even melatonin. After a bout of insomnia, our health editor put that theory to the test. As a kid, I was always a little ...

Nearly 20% of American adults use a drug to help them sleep, either occasionally or regularly, health officials reported Wednesday. Sleep medications, sold both over-the-counter and by prescription, ...

An old anti-seizure drug might also work to reduce apnea episodes, recent trial data has shown. Millions of people in the U.S ...

Adults who take one of the world’s most commonly prescribed sleep medications are significantly more at risk for nighttime falls and potential injury, according to a new study by the University of ...