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

A multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) is an objective way to measure sleep quality. It helps diagnose narcolepsy and insomnia.

The locus coeruleus is emerging as a major new area of research interest, with many important functions such as regulating ...

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.

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

Longer REM sleep latency is associated with Alzheimer’s biomarkers, highlighting sleep as a potential early disease indicator ...

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

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

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 ...

I asked Dr. Acostamadiedo what causes night terrors, hallucinations and other parasomnias, to get to the root of my recurring ...

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

Wearable devices have pulled terms like "REM sleep" from scientific literature to daily discussion points. But what can ...