Caffeine doesn't just make it harder to fall asleep; it changes how the brain behaves during rest. New research shows that caffeine alters brain activity in ways that make sleep look more like ...

Late-night scrolling isn’t the only thing sabotaging your slumber. New research suggests that a common daily habit may send your brain into overdrive while you sleep — even if you do it hours before ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Ever notice how a lack of sleep can leave you somewhat ...

Getting adequate sleep has long been recognized as essential for overall health, but emerging research suggests that how you position your body during those crucial hours might be just as important as ...

New research finds that sleep is essential for protecting brain mitochondria by transferring toxic metabolic waste from neurons to glial cells for disposal.

It’s been known for millennia that the human body accumulates waste as a result of day-to-day functioning, but it’s now recognized that the awake, active brain also builds up waste that negatively ...

Julia Chapman has received funding from the Amercian Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence, CogSleep, Woolcock Institute's Centre for Chronic Diseases of Ageing.

This is different from traditional insomnia, in which you have “a much more realistic estimate of how much you actually slept ...

Getting a good night’s sleep seems simple enough, but for 70 million Americans struggling with chronic sleep issues, it’s anything but easy. While many turn to sleep aids for relief, groundbreaking ...

The brain may inadvertently "learn" to have seizures by treating them like important memories to be stored, according to new ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research suggests that people who frequently experience lucid dreams have ...