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.

When you’re in a period of REM sleep, your eyes will rapidly move from side to side and that’s where the name REM (short for rapid eye movement) comes from. This is because when we fall asleep ...

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

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

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

The locus coeruleus is emerging as a major new area of research interest, with many important functions such as regulating ...

Alcohol is one of the most widely consumed substances in the world, and although many people use it to relax or socialize, its effects on sleep are often underestimated. While it m ...

With ‘always connected’ being the buzzword of the times, sleep has become a compromise or elusive factor for many. To add to ...

For the study, researchers looked at how long it took 123 people to reach rapid eye movement (REM) sleep for the first time after falling asleep, as well as several biomarkers linked to Alzheimer ...