Turning our clocks ahead next weekend, will rob us all of an hour – as we are sleeping. With World Sleep Day coming up on Friday (March 13), and in honor of Brain Awareness Week that starts Monday ...

Turn Screens Off One Hour Before Bed. Experts agree that stepping away from screens is key for an effective wind-down routine ...

IF you struggled to sleep through the hot, sweaty nights last week, you’re not alone. For all the joy a heatwave brings, they ...

While you sleep tonight, your brain will quietly replay pieces of your day. Not like a movie, and not in order, but in rapid, ...

Scientists have new insight into why we have trouble focusing after a bad night of sleep. Attention lapses when we’re sleep-deprived result from our brain’s efforts to clean itself up, a process that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I've always wondered what exactly happens inside my brain after a sleepless night. Why does everything feel harder—thinking ...

Chronic stress, depression, cardiovascular disease, fragmented sleep, and aging are all associated with a higher risk of dementia, but scientists have not yet discovered exactly why. Now, a review ...

On my last day at work a few years back, they gave me a going-away party, and it turned into something more like a roast. One of the top leaders told a story I’d sort of hoped he’d forgotten. The ...

Ever wake up feeling exhausted after a night of vivid dreams? Discover the science behind intense dreaming, REM sleep ...

In his wildest dreams, HHMI Investigator Massimo Scanziani never imagined he'd study sleep. But, when a postdoc in the lab ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Nearly everyone has experienced it: 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 ...