But how do sleep cycles work? To find out, I took part in a polysomnography. This is a gold standard sleep study that helps ...

Researchers discovered that ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels in the brain play a pivotal role in sleep regulation.

Your sleep cycle includes light, slow-wave, deep, and REM sleep, which repeat throughout the night. To get restful sleep, you need to spend the right amount of time in each stage of the sleep cycle.

“Our findings provide preliminary evidence that reduced neuroactivity during sleep may contribute to brain atrophy, thereby ...