Neuroscientists have found that the brain can wake up in different ways, explaining why some mornings feel like a dream and ...

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

There’s been a surge of new research in this space. For instance, in a recent 2025 study in the Journal of Neuroscience, ...

Scientists think that deep sleep and rapid eye movement (or REM) sleep are particularly influential when it comes to brain health and dementia risk.

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder causes more than dream enactment—it’s a powerful clue to neurodegenerative disease risk.

A particular sort of dream control helps people mold their minds, practice real-life skills, and even shape their waking ...

From Oura rings to mobile apps to smart mattress pads, sleep-tracking technology is abundant nowadays. These tools promise to help us improve our rest by sharing insights into how much we sleep, how ...

Upon waking, all groups showed an improvement in their performance, but 85.7% of those who achieved the N2 sleep phase had ...

The results of experiments in mice models were "astounding," said biochemist Suzanne Pfeffer of Stanford University.

The study revealed that even non-REM sleep, the deepest and most restorative stage, became more active under caffeine’s influence. Instead of slowing down, the brain continued processing as if ...

It may be possible to have soldiers wear a smart watch to log daily REM sleep and to accumulate daily values of REM debt to ...