Switching clocks back may feel harmless, but it can impact our sleep, health and safety. The American Academy of Sleep ...

Sleep deprivation reliably caused attention failures despite their obvious dangers, like the potentially fatal consequences ...

After a night of poor sleep, you don't feel as alert as you should. Your brain might seem foggy, and your mind drifts off when you should be paying attention.

An MIT study reveals what happens in the brain as lapses of attention occur following sleep deprivation. During these lapses, a wave of cerebrospinal fluid flows out of the brain — a process that ...

New research shows that during moments of lost focus after poor sleep, the brain releases a wave of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)—the same cleansing process that normally occurs during deep sleep.

A study investigates how sleep deprivation affects attention due to the brain's attempt at waste cleansing during wakefulness. Researchers found that cerebrospinal fluid cleansing intrudes into ...

During sleep, your brain cleans itself by flushing through cerebrospinal fluid to prevent damage to brain cells. If you're ...

Chronic sleep deprivation is harming kids’ brains, bodies, and mental health. Fixing it requires bold action from parents, ...