"Deep sleep builds your immune system, and REM sleep regulates and fine-tunes it," says Darwall-Smith agrees. During deep ...

However, some research shows that major stressors may increase REM sleep but reduce deep sleep. REM rebound, which is when we ...

What if we could obtain the memory, learning and perception benefits of “power naps” without actually sleeping?

Researchers discovered that ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels in the brain play a pivotal role in sleep regulation.

Research from Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian suggests that brain waves associated with sleep may help predict ... Sleep spindles are brief bursts of brain activity that occur during ...

You don't need a sleep tracker to sleep well, experts stress. Just follow good sleep hygiene recommendations, such as going to sleep and getting up at the same time each day. Be sure to address any ...

Sleep disturbances may accelerate neurodegeneration, but whether they cause or result from disease remains unclear. Improving ...

Our brain uses light sleep to transition between slow-wave sleep, or deep sleep, and rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep, which is the stage in which we dream. Experts say about 50% of your night ...

“Stimulating brain waves with sound can increase their frequency and this can help to better understand how brain oscillations in REM sleep promote cognition and how REM sleep can be improved in ...