From snoring partners to night-owl teens, mismatched sleep habits at home can leave the whole family exhausted. Experts explain how different routines and body clocks in multigenerational homes often ...

New research from Northwestern University suggests that dreams may play a more active role in creative problem-solving than previously demonstrated.

Scientists are increasingly convinced that what happens in your dreams does not stay there. A growing body of research ...

According to new experiments, sleep machines that use pink noise could adversely affect deep sleep and REM sleep instead of ...

The researchers showed it’s possible to influence dream content, a key step toward proving that REM sleep dreams may help ...

Obstructive sleep apnea disrupts brain function in several ways, including low oxygen levels, interrupted sleep, and vascular risk. Several regions throughout the brain may shrink, and the ...

On the flip side, sleep also may be used to supercharge your memories and improve your recall. “In part, while we are ...

Perpetually waking up at 3 a.m.? Experts share how to address insomnia and sleep more soundly through the night.

It’s unclear why the pink noise disturbed the REM phase, although “constant auditory input” could inhibit brain processes ...

Experiments involving playing music during sleep have revealed a type of dream engineering that doubled subjects' ...

New research now shows how dreams during REM sleep help the brain rethink problems and find creative solutions naturally.

A recent study found that a short afternoon nap may offer brain health benefits, such as clearing the mind and improving ...