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, ...

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 ...

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

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

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

"There are several different methods you can try, a common one being the 4-7-8 technique ," she suggests. "For this, you ...

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

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

People who take significantly longer to enter the rapid eye movement phase of sleep could be experiencing an early symptom of ...