We ask an expert why REM sleep is so important, what happens if we don't get enough of it and how to get more REM sleep.

As we all know, sleep is essential for helping the body to recover, repair itself and function at its best - but one thing ...

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

Prolonged rapid eye movement sleep latency may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according ...

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

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

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

In the late 1800s scientists began to interrogate the neurological basis of dreams. That changed in Sigmund Freud’s time but ...

Health experts at one of the world's leading institutions have explained how understanding one thing about sleep can ...

A new study has found that taking longer to reach the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep is linked to a greater risk of ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) have uncovered how perceptual memories linked to positive emotions, ...