We ask an expert why REM sleep is so important, what happens if we don't get enough of it and how to get more REM sleep.

It’s not a secret that sleep can get more difficult with age — research suggests that up to half of older adults complain of ...

As we all know, sleep is essential for helping the body to recover, repair itself and function at its best - but one thing ...

Health experts at one of the world's leading institutions have explained how understanding one thing about sleep can ...

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

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

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, ...

When you’re in a period of REM sleep, your eyes will rapidly move from side to side and that’s where the name REM (short for rapid eye movement) comes from. This is because when we fall asleep ...

Chronic illnesses are long-term health conditions that tend to limit daily activities and require continuous medical support ...

New research on ‘slow-wave sleep’ may have implications for others battling insomnia, including people with anxiety and ...