Many people struggle to sleep enough at night. Surprisingly, science cannot say if adding in a nap to sleep in two blocks is ...

Staying awake for over twenty-four hours results in involuntary micro-sleeps, highlighting how crucial sleep is to our health. After just sixteen hours without rest, cognitive abilities suffer, while ...

During REM sleep, blood flow increases while energy inside neurons drops, revealing a surprising paradox linked to vivid ...

The brain may "tag" experiences during learning to better consolidate memories of them during sleep, according to a study ...

During sleep, the brain weakens the new connections between neurons that had been forged while awake -- but only during the first half of a night's sleep, according to a new study. During sleep, the ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. This week we revisit our science-backed tips for a good night’s sleep with sleep scientist Eti Ben Simon and host of the Sleep with Me podcast Drew ...

People need to sleep, and sleep deprivation can cause many changes in the brain. But we have a poor understanding of why sleep is so crucial. New research has examined a fruit fly model to assess how ...

For millennia, living creatures have engaged in the sacred art of sleep, but it still remains one of the most evasive necessities for some. Sleep can be hard to come by, but an ideal sleep environment ...

For many years, training and nutrition have been seen as the two pillars of elite athleticism. But a new science is emerging that is changing the way we think about sports performance: the science of ...