Sleepless nights could plunge new mothers into depression, researchers have found. Studies showed that the risk of post-natal depression was higher for new mothers who slept for fewer than six hours some nights than for others who regularly slept longer, the Australian Psychological Society’s annual conference has been …

Trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. In fact, about 25 per cent of Canadians will have a significant sleep disorder in their lifetime, estimates Dr. Adam Moscovitch, a.k.a. The Sleep Doctor. “We have about 85 different sleep disorders that we can now recognize and treat,” said Moscovitch, an internationally-r…

Bed-wetting elicits feelings of guilt, helplessness, and shame among children and parents. Yet, it is benign and commonplace. How common? Fifteen percent of 5-year-olds will experience it. There is no need for guilt, shame – or worry, for that matter. Dr. Mom is here to debunk the common myths surrounding bed-wetting and re…

Bedtime found to be as important for preteens and teens as getting enough sleep… Ben Franklin was right, at least on the healthy part. “Early to bed and early to rise” appears to have helped a cross-section of early-bird Australian youths keep slimmer and more physically active than their night-owl peers, ev…

Some people carry on learning while they sleep thanks to a “separate form of memory” that processes the day’s events, scientists believe. Even after people have gone to bed for the night their brains can carry on processing information according to the study by researchers at Michigan State University in the…