New research suggests a link between REM sleep and Alzheimer's disease. Delayed REM sleep may indicate higher levels of ...

Certain patterns of brain activity during awakening correlate with a lower likelihood of the bleary-eyed state called ‘sleep ...

Sleep starts when brain cells sense energy overload and release stress signals to protect themselves from harm.

A new study reveals that waking up tired might be less about sleep duration and more about how the brain reactivates.

"Complex processes are going on in the brain when we sleep," says Dr Karolina Armonaitė, a neuroscientist from Kaunas ...

A new study suggests that certain brain activity patterns may be linked to feeling less groggy in the morning.

Each morning, your brain embarks on a remarkable series of events: it transitions from being asleep, potentially in an ...

And now, a study published in Communications Biology has found that caffeine, found in tea and coffee, could lead to some brain changes during sleep – especially during sleep outside of the rapid eye ...

Wear your watch or ring to bed, and you’ll wake up to a detailed sleep report telling you not just how long you slept, but ...

IT IS HARD to overstate the importance of sleep. Regular hours of rest offer organisms of all sizes a chance to consolidate ...

Here are 7 easy yet effective strategies to stop long-term brain damage, from getting enough sleep to eating nutrient-dense superfoods.