Considerable research shows that sleep deprivation impairs communication between brain regions and brain blood flow, damages brain wiring and makes a young brain look like an aged brain. For humans, ...

For Sleep Awareness Week 2025 and with the help of the experts, we’re diving deeper into the most common causes of sleep deprivation, how to identify when your sleep patterns are becoming a ...

For Sleep Awareness Week 2025 we spoke to Dr. Leah Kaylor — a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in sleep and trauma — about the causes and health risks of long-term sleep deprivation ...

3. Mood swings and irritability Sleep deprivation doesn’t just affect your energy; it can impact your emotions throughout the day and how you interact with others.

Meanwhile, sleep-deprivation in general, not just in parents, has been correlated with lower cognitive functioning. The American Heart Association says poor sleep may put you at higher risk for ...

Sleep deprivation in adults has long been proven to cause long-term mental and physical health issues, including, but not limited to, weakened immune systems, weight gain, depression, and ...