A new study published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse has discovered that sleep problems may be a key ...

New research on ‘slow-wave sleep’ may have implications for others battling insomnia, including people with anxiety and ...

Another big cause of nighttime awakening is caffeine. Caffeine has a half life of 5 hours, meaning it can take 5 hours for ...

Recent studies reveal how the timing of dreams may offer clues to Alzheimer's risk. How sleep patterns impact cognitive health and prevention.

Researchers have discovered that positive emotions enhance perceptual memories during sleep, particularly in the non-REM stage.

As scientists unravel how sleep benefits the body, a study in mice is highlighting the potential pitfalls of using Ambien and other sleeping pills.

REM sleep goes even deeper into brain recovery, dreaming and processing memories and emotions. This is the sleep stage in ...

Prolonged rapid eye movement latency may be a potential marker for Alzheimer disease and Alzheimer disease and related dementias.

A sleep expert details why you wake up groggy from a nap and how to make the most of your snack-sized slumber.

What has puzzled researchers and philosophers for many centuries is the ‘why’ of sleep, along with the ‘how’. We human animals know from experience that we need to sleep, ...

Delayed REM sleep may be linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, new research found. Here's how to build a healthy sleep routine.

A new study showed that people who took longer to enter this dream phase of sleep had higher levels of amyloid beta and tau, ...