Causes of Disrupted Sleep

Causes of Disrupted Sleep
Disrupted sleep, in the form of restless leg syndrome (RLS), periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), sleep apnea and delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS), are serious disorders that can damage your health. Learn more on the causes of disrupted sleep.

Sleep Disorders and Depression
Sleep disorders can often lead to depression and anxiety. Learn how sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, can lead to depression.

Sleep and Accelerated Aging
Do you know how a lack of sleep effects the aging process? Read on to learn more about how sleep deprivation causes accelerated aging.

Medications that Interfere with Sleep
Medicines like antidepressants, antihistamines, decongestants, sleeping pills and other drugs can cause insomnia. Keep reding to learn how medications can interfere with sleep.

Cot Death Charity Targets Young Mums With Hard-Hitting New Ad, UK
The UK's leading cot death charity, The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID), today launched a hard-hitting new ad to encourage young mums to seek safe sleep advice. FSID has teamed up with advertising agency JWT to produce the viral, which focuses on the pain of losing a baby.

Secondary Causes of Insomnia
Insomnia is defined as difficulty falling or staying asleep, or the complaint of unrestorative/unrefreshing sleep. Most people experience short-term insomnia from time to time, but when insomnia lasts for more than several weeks, it is considered chronic and should be evaluated by a physician. Insomnia used to be classified by sleep specialists as either primary or secondary insomnia. Secondary insomnia was insomnia that was due to an...