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.

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, ...

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

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

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

Recent studies reveal how the timing of dreams may offer clues to Alzheimer's risk. How sleep patterns impact cognitive health and prevention.

Taking longer to reach the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep could mean you are more likely to develop dementia.

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

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

If feeling groggy most mornings or being prone to colds sounds familiar, improving your REM sleep quota could make all the difference. Also known as dream sleep, as it’s when we tend to dream ...