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.

A new study showed that people who took longer to enter this dream phase of sleep had higher levels of amyloid beta and tau, ...

It's important to give your mind, body and brain enough time to winddown and relax at the end of a day in preparation to go ...

Taking longer to get to deep sleep or REM sleep can disrupt memory consolidation and emotional processing, affecting overall ...

A delay in getting to the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep may be linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, ...

Scientists have uncovered a potential link between delayed REM sleep and Alzheimer's disease. A new study shows that ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Prolonged rapid eye movement sleep latency may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according ...