What if you could be fined or lose your license for driving tired? Our new study just published in Nature and Science of Sleep has found if you had less than five hours of sleep last night, you are ...

People who suffer from sleep apnoea have longer reaction times while driving. They take longer to stop and are more likely to crash into obstacles. In sleep apnoea, a person wakes up repeatedly during ...

In the early hours of the morning, the world seems peaceful, and the roads less traveled. It is during these quiet moments that many individuals find themselves behind the wheel, heading to work or ...

How can clinicians reduce crash risk in patients treated for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who still have persistent sleepiness? While wake-promoting agents have recently been authorized for this use, ...

Up to half of older adults may have sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing and sleep are briefly interrupted many times a night. A new study shows that this chronic tiredness can have serious ...

Ever driven while asleep? No? Are you sure? In America people fall asleep at the wheel all the time. Many sleep experiences are microsleeps, brief “lapses of attention” where much of your brain is ...

Do you drive with the window open? Sip coffee behind the wheel? Blast the car radio and sing along? Fidget and fuss in the driver's seat? These sorts of driving habits could be a sign that you're ...

People with sleep apnea wake up tired in the morning, no matter how many hours they actually sleep. The condition causes them to briefly stop and restart breathing dozens or even hundreds of times a ...