As scientists unravel how sleep benefits the body, a study in mice is highlighting the potential pitfalls of using Ambien and other sleeping pills.

A comprehensive atlas of the human hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates many bodily functions, including temperature, sleep and appetite ... differences between humans and mice.

It is coordinated by a complex network of brain regions, at the heart of which ... confirm that the blue dot plays a similar role in human sleep. If so, she suspects that altered locus coeruleus ...

When I tell guests on my boat that dolphins never completely sleep, they are astounded. But in truth, if dolphins fell completely asleep as humans do, they would drown. They have to surface to breathe ...

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

The research could ultimately lead to targeted treatments for alcohol-related sleep loss, helping people recover from alcohol ...

With the ongoing pace of the world, there are a few people, who claim to be a night owl and would stay awake all night and sleep after midnight. They often sacrifice important sleep hours for work ...