“Sleep and watchfulness, both of them, when immoderate, constitute disease”(Hippocrates,
400 BCE). This statement by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates is evidence that early …

“Agood laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.” While slightly
exaggerated, the Irish proverb has some wisdom as sleep is well known to have curative …

X-ray imaging technology first allowed sleep researchers to noninvasively view discrete
anatomical differences such as a narrowed oropharynx in OSA patients that could result in …

The aim of this book is to provide health care professionals with an overview of the main
aspects of recent advances in sleep medicine, with an emphasis on advancing basic …

The field of sleep-circadian biomarkers is rapidly developing and opportunities for utilization
of biomarkers to aid in “fitness for duty” assessment, long-term health prognosis, sleep …

Dear Editor, To date, sleep medicine has mainly focused on the diagnosis of sleep
disorders, with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) leading in prevalence [1] and adverse …

A biomarker is defined as 'a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an
indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic …

Objective. In this perspective paper, we aim to highlight the potential of sleep as an
auspicious time for diagnosis, management and therapy of non-sleep-specific pathologies …

The book series provides an overview of the physiological processes involved in sleep
regulation and the essential role of sleep in various vital physiological processes. It also …

The wakefulness-sleep cycle sets the pace of our life. Sleep research examines the
transition between wakefulness and sleep, its hormonal regulation, and its pathological …