I probably would struggle to sleep, to be honest.” Woldbye later told the Financial Times that he had gone to bed at 11pm before the fire started. But would it have been so bad if he had handed ...

The team first trained five monkeys on a task evaluating image orientations and tested them twice, with a 30-minute gap in which they either had non-REM sleep or merely rested. The monkeys that ...

Pulling the occasional all-nighter can seem like the only choice when you're overwhelmed, but sacrificing sleep causes more problems than it solves. The longer you go without sleep, the more your ...

Getting enough sleep is easier said than done — that's where napping comes in handy. Whether you're looking to catch up on rest after a sleepless night or relax in the afternoon, napping is an ...

Summary: A new study reveals how the brain reprocesses and refines memories during sleep, particularly those related to spatial learning. Researchers tracked rats’ hippocampal neuron activity for up ...

Sleep apnea affects how well you breathe at night. The cause can depend on the type of sleep apnea you’re experiencing. Sleep apnea is a term that describes a sleep disorder where your breathing ...

If you’ve ever struggled with sleep (read: if you’re a human), you can probably rattle off at least a few pieces of sage sleep advice: Quit the caffeine in the evening. Turn your bedroom into ...

It might momentarily disturb your sleep but it usually doesn’t affect your ability to instantly return to the land of nod. But what are these fleeting moments called and why do they happen?

Yet for some, they can sabotage nighttime sleep. Napping is a double-edged sword. Done right, it’s a powerful way to recharge the brain, improve concentration, and support mental and physical ...

Time to give these so-called sleep hacks a rest? The team behind the sleep tracker Sleep Cycle crunched data from over 1 million global users to determine the social media slumber shortcuts that ...