One study suggests that taking longer to reach the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep is associated with biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease. The delay in getting to REM might be useful in ...

A Penn Medicine study challenges sound machine benefits, finding that "pink noise" disrupts deep sleep and REM cycles, while ...

The amount of REM sleep you get may influence which details of your memories remain in storage, a new brain study suggests. The sleep cycle is split into four stages: one stage of rapid eye movement ...

For many years, the idea that “sleeping on it” would provide an individual with some time in which their subconscious mind would work through a problem or problems has generally been accepted as ...

Sound machines and “sleep sounds” are often marketed as a cure for restless nights, but new research suggests they may actually be working against the brain.

Horses with more than 30 minutes of REM sleep per night show greater motivation and perseverance in demanding learning tasks ...

A new study finds pink noise may reduce Rem sleep and disrupt overnight brain recovery, raising concerns over sleep apps and ...

Dreams appear to allow the brain to break free creatively in ways the conscious mind can not In A Nutshell Researchers ...