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, ...

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 ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan have uncovered how perceptual memories linked to positive ...

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

Wearable devices have pulled terms like "REM sleep" from scientific literature to daily discussion points. But what can ...

“While in REM sleep, your muscles are totally relaxed but at the same time, your heart rate and breathing rate quicken. In contrast to the slow waves of deep sleep, during REM sleep, your brain ...

Additionally, having less REM sleep and deep sleep (also known as slow-wave sleep) was linked to higher levels of p-tau181, a protein associated with certain neurological conditions such as ...

Health experts at one of the world's leading institutions have explained how understanding one thing about sleep can transform how you feel when you wake up. Scientists at Harvard Medical School in ...