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.

It’s not a secret that sleep can get more difficult with age — research suggests that up to half of older adults complain of ...

Taking longer to enter the dream phase can disrupt the ability to consolidate memories and interfere with emotion regulation.

A delay in getting to the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep may be linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, ...

A sleep expert details why you wake up groggy from a nap and how to make the most of your snack-sized slumber.

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 ...

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

Research indicates longer REM latency is associated with higher Alzheimer's biomarkers, pointing to its potential as an early ...

New research on ‘slow-wave sleep’ may have implications for others battling insomnia, including people with anxiety and ...

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