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Christopher Depner, PhD, professor of health and kinesiology, University of Utah, shares the challenges of measuring sleep with wearable devices due to nonadherence and the need for metrics like the Sleep Regularity Index.

Getting a few extra hours on the weekend cannot make up for all the harms of being sleep-deprived during the week.

The chronic illnesses mentioned specifically were diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke, heart failure, COPD, chronic kidney disease, liver disease, depression, dementia, mental disorders, Parkinson's and arthritis. Dr. James Rowley is president elect for the American Academy Of Sleep Medicine.

A new study reveals people who sleep less after age 50 are more likely to have chronic diseases. Experts weigh in.

A new study reveals people who sleep less after age 50 are more likely to have chronic diseases.

The scan, which involves waving a probe resembling a shower head over the tumour site, can detect tiny changes that indicate whether it is responding to chemo drugs after one round of treatment.

University of Colorado Boulder What time is your body clock set on? The answer, mounting research suggests, can influence everything from your predisposition to diabetes, heart disease and depression to the optimal time for you to take medication. But unlike routine blood tests for cholesterol and hormone levels, there’s no easy way to precisely measure a person’s individual circadian rhythm. At least not yet. New CU Boulder research, published in the Journal of Biological Rhythms, suggests...