As scientists unravel how sleep benefits the body, a study in mice is highlighting the potential pitfalls of using Ambien and other sleeping pills.

It is coordinated by a complex network of brain regions, at the heart of which ... confirm that the blue dot plays a similar role in human sleep. If so, she suspects that altered locus coeruleus ...

A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact ...

The research could ultimately lead to targeted treatments for alcohol-related sleep loss, helping people recover from alcohol ...

In 1893, psychologist Mary Calkins led a sleep study by candlelight, rousing the participants — one man, one woman — throughout the night to ask whether they were dreaming and to describe the ...

A comprehensive atlas of the human hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates many bodily functions, including temperature, sleep and appetite ... differences between humans and mice.

robbing them of longed-for sleep that can set a vicious cycle in motion. Two experts explain what overtiredness is and how to break the cycle. Overtiredness is feeling exhausted while your brain ...