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.

A sleep expert details why you wake up groggy from a nap and how to make the most of your snack-sized slumber.

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

A new study showed that people who took longer to enter this dream phase of sleep had higher levels of amyloid beta and tau, ...

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

Prolonged rapid eye movement sleep latency may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according ...

However, some research suggests that poor sleep could raise your risk of Alzheimer’s. A study published in November found ...

A multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) is an objective way to measure sleep quality. It helps diagnose narcolepsy and insomnia.

If you’re battling a chronic illness ensure that it does not affect your sleep which is often the case with patients Read to ...

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

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

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 ...