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.

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

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

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

However, some research suggests that poor sleep could raise your risk of Alzheimer’s. A study published in November found ...

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

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 ...

Delayed REM sleep was found to be linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk. Healthy sleep habits and treatments may help mitigate ...

Scientists have found that both the quality and amount of sleep we get can affect our risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

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 ...

Summary: Delayed rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that participants with delayed REM sleep had higher levels of toxic proteins ...