Some "sleeping beauty" syndrome sufferers can't wake up for weeks. August 13, 2010 -- When he was in high school, Eric Haller was a first-string center on the football team and also played on the ...

Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a rare sleep disorder that causes extreme tiredness during the day for no clear reason. The word “idiopathic” means there’s no known cause, and “hypersomnia” means ...

A rare health condition could be causing some people to eat while they're sound asleep. Sleep-related eating disorder (SRED) is an abnormal behavior called parasomnia that occurs during sleep. The ...

Kara Becker, a certified eating disorders specialist and national director of eating disorder programs for Newport Healthcare in California, told Fox News Digital that people who experience this ...

Insomnia is the most well-known sleep disorder, but it’s far from the only one. Countless people of all ages struggle with sleep disorders that negatively affect the quality of their sleep, cause them ...

Kleine-Levin syndrome is a rare sleep disorder that mostly affects males. But recognizing the symptoms in females means timely diagnoses, social support, and treatments that improve quality of life.

Source: Adrienne Andersen / Pexels / Used with permission Co-authored by John Richmond Sy, Jessee Dietch, and Kathleen Bogart The power of patient communities in advocating for their needs and ...

Israeli patent relates to Mazindol use in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or related arousal deficits (i.e., uncontrollable sleepiness), use in the treatment of reduced alertness ...

Confessions of a sleeping shopaholic. One English woman opted out of counting sheep for sleep and instead is adding items to online shopping carts during late-night spending sprees. Kelly Knipes, 42, ...

Sleep is necessary for repair, emotional stability, and general living standards, particularly for cancer patients. However, ...