During sleep, especially during a stage called REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, your brain sorts through the memories you made ...

Cholinergic modulation of neural networks supports sequential and complementary roles for NREM and REM states in memory ...

Mount Sinai researchers have published the first study to use wearable devices to assess how inflammation and symptoms in ...

In OSA, oxygen desaturation respiratory events during REM sleep occur more often in Black adults, especially Black women, than in White adults.

That theory posits that, if memories were shrubs, the non-REM phase of sleep helps them grow taller and stronger. The REM ...

Study: significant changes in sleep metrics—specifically, reduced REM sleep and increased light sleep—only occurred when ...

Although we know sleep is essential to our physical and mental well-being, it remains an incredibly enigmatic behavior, ...

Mood can amplify the effect. Research found people who suffered with mental health issues were more likely to experience ...

Yet greater awareness of sleep deprivation’s consequences hasn’t translated into a better-rested populace. Data from the CDC ...

A longtime user of magnesium, I usually pop a capsule (or three) of magnesium glycinate before sleep, confident that it’s ...

University of Michigan researchers have developed a new theory on the biological function of sleep. Their model suggests ...

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder may predict Parkinson’s or dementia years in advance. Learn about diagnosis, treatment, and emerging research.