When I found out I was expecting my son a couple of years ago, it wasn’t the process of labor I was most terrified of — it was the sleep deprivation I knew I’d be facing with a newborn for months on ...

About 30 to 40% of children with asthma experience sleep difficulties due to symptoms like coughing and wheezing. Poor sleep ...

April 22, 2008 (Chicago, Illinois) — In children and teenagers with both headaches and sleep complaints, a new study using polysomnography showed an association between migraine and sleep-disordered ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition stemming from early brain injury that affects movement, posture, and motor skills. Frequently, children with CP are at an increased risk ...

As many as one in four children experience some form of sleep problem, some of which can lead to serious health complications later in life. In spite of this high number, many sleep disorders go ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders, with an estimated effect on 30% of the general population. Dr. Candice Alfano, a sleep researcher and clinician at the ...

Tara Buck, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine in Tulsa. Research at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with The ...

One out of four children will experience some type of sleep problem. Snoring may be a sign your child needs help. Other signs include: difficulty falling asleep, waking up frequently during the night ...

There is a new tool to screen sleep disorders in children. The structured clinical interview was developed by Mollie Rischard, Ph.D., working with both the University of Oklahoma and the University of ...

A recent survey by the University of Colorado determined that nearly one in five parents in the United States are giving their elementary- and middle school-aged children melatonin to help them sleep, ...

“Melatonin supplements may not be as harmless as commonly assumed. If our study is confirmed, this could affect how doctors ...