A vast majority of Americans wake up regularly during the night, according to a U.S. News survey. Sleep expert Wendy Troxel explains why this happens and how to help.

Over 200 parents began protesting at 2pm on Wednesday, which is World Autism Day, and many slept out overnight ...

More boys and men have traditionally been diagnosed with autism than girls and women. That’s because researchers have mostly studied males, and symptoms vary by gender, cognitive neuroimaging expert ...

Parents of children with special needs will be spending the night of World Autism Day out in the cold, sleeping outside the steps of Leinster House.It’s in protest at the lack of school places for ...

Gut microbial dysbiosis has been implicated in both GI and neuopsychiatric symptoms observed in ASD through various ...

As Kansas baseball prepares for its annual Autism Awareness game — a game that is close to the heart of head coach Dan ...

Melatonin is a hormone in the brain that maintains your body's circadian rhythm, and therefore, regulates sleep. Taking ...

Readers respond to Mrs. Clinton’s sharply worded Opinion guest essay. Also: Autism misinformation; President Trump’s trail of ...

Sleep is a state characterized by a reduced responsiveness to sensory stimuli, suppressed locomotor activity and rapid reversibility to wakefulness. It is a process that is evolutionarily ...

A new study reveals how the brain reprocesses and refines memories during sleep, particularly those related to spatial ...

Fruit fly mutants that have severe sleep deficits perform better at olfactory learning and memory tasks, according to a new study. The paradox of enhanced memory despite sleep loss could be explained ...

Fruit flies with genetic mutations that severely reduce sleep show enhanced performance in olfactory memory tasks, challenging assumptions about sleep’s role in cognition.