Caffeine can make it difficult to fall asleep, but new research suggests it continues to affect your brain long after you’ve ...

Antidepressants that inhibit REM sleep are associated with prolonged survival in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a ...

Sleep also enables the body to repair and replenish cellular material that is damaged or depleted. Important bodily functions ...

Hitting the snooze button robs your body of restorative REM sleep — and nearly half of us are guilty of this, according to a ...

People who physically act out their dreams while asleep may be experiencing an early sign of serious neurodegenerative ...

Most people use the snooze alarm upon waking — but is the habit sapping vital sleep? Three experts weigh in on how to get the ...

There’s no doubt that sleep does the body good—it’s essential to reach the best state of physical and mental health. But ...

Infants usually sleep between 16 and 18 hours a day, children (grades 1 through 12) usually need about nine-and-a-half hours ...

“REM sleep is when your brain does some of its most important cleanup and memory storage work,” said co-corresponding author ...

A new Neuron perspective reveals that stress can both disrupt and promote sleep, with specific brain circuits making ...