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.

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

The study, which was published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia on January 27, specifically looked at the relationship between REM sleep and Alzheimer’s disease. But what’s the link ...

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

Alcohol is often used as a sleep aid – with some people crediting a "nightcap" with helping them fall asleep more easily. But ...