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.

As we all know, sleep is essential for helping the body to recover, repair itself and function at its best - but one thing ...

REM sleep goes even deeper into brain recovery, dreaming and processing memories and emotions. This is the sleep stage in ...

Researchers have discovered that positive emotions enhance perceptual memories during sleep, particularly in the non-REM stage.

Delayed REM sleep may be linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, new research found. Here's how to build a healthy ...

A new study has found that taking longer to reach the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep is linked to a greater risk of ...

Keeping up with one hobby may regulate the body's 'circadian rhythm' that governs the sleep-wake cycle, a specialist told the ...

In the late 1800s scientists began to interrogate the neurological basis of dreams. That changed in Sigmund Freud’s time but ...

There is no definitive explanation for how a dream neurologically transitions from being ordinary to becoming lucid or vivid, ...

Health experts at one of the world's leading institutions have explained how understanding one thing about sleep can ...

UB sleep expert Carleara Weiss talks about the popular, but under-researched phenomena and how they might improve our health.