As scientists race to understand cognitive decline, a significant discovery shows how your nightly rest might be the key to maintaining brain health for decades. A breakthrough study has revealed that ...

How does your brain wake up from sleep? A study of more than 1,000 arousals from slumber has revealed precisely how the brain bestirs itself during the transition to alertness 1 — a finding that might ...

One practical application of research on the human brain at rest could be the diagnosis of sleep disorders, she said. While most methods assess sleep in a rather generalised way, a detailed study of ...

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 ...

UC Berkeley researchers mapped the brain circuits that control growth hormone during sleep, uncovering a feedback system where sleep fuels hormone release, and the hormone regulates wakefulness. The ...

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MINNEAPOLIS — Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain’s small ...

The pillow is cold against your cheek. Your upstairs neighbor creaks across the ceiling. You close your eyes; shadows and light dance across your vision. A cat sniffs at a piece of cheese. Dots fall ...