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 ...

There are tell-tale signs when you don’t get enough REM sleep. It’s the fourth stage of sleep and it’s crucial for processing your daily experiences and banking shorter and longer-term memories.

A sleep expert details why you wake up groggy from a nap and how to make the most of your snack-sized slumber.

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

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

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

Taking longer to drift into the dreaming phase – known as rapid eye movement (REM) sleep – could be an early sign of ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD A multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), also known as a daytime nap opportunity study, is ...

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

(REM sleep is a stage of sleep where your eyes move quickly and you dream, per the Cleveland Clinic. It’s important for learning and memory, too.) Of the participants, 64 had Alzheimer’s ...

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