The first sign of my father’s decline came at his lunchtime basketball game. At 66-years-old, he’d always been healthy and active. Then he tripped during a game. A few weeks later, he forgot where to ...

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Is it really true? Can you die from sleeplessness? If you happened to watch the National Geographic Channel last month, you might have caught sight of a special on Fatal Familiar Insomnia (FFI)—a ...

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"I just don't understand it. According to the history given by her friend, she hasn't slept in eight days and there have been no behavioral indications that she has slept since being admitted. We'll ...