When our eyes move during REM sleep, we’re gazing at things in the dream world our brains have created, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco. The findings shed light not only into how we dream, but also
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When the lights go down in UC Irvine’s Sleep Center, things can get a little strange. Although some of the overnight patients simply snore like lawnmowers, others sleepwalk, scream or act out dreams by kicking, pedaling and punching.
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British Reporter – A small study of healthy adults aged 55 and older, 5 mg of melatonin increased total sleep time compared to a placebo.
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Feeling a little out of it this week? It’s no surprise. You can thank our annual tradition of turning the clocks forward one hour for Daylight Saving Time. Losing an hour of sleep once a year may seem worth it once you get
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British Reporter — A recent study has monitored how the use of a sleep app alongside NHS therapy services has helped improve participants’ sleep, UKRI notes.
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British Reporter — Why we sleep, and the processes behind sleep, are amongst the most interesting questions in modern neuroscience. Researchers at the University of Oxford have now uncovered a new target for sleep investigations within the mammalian brain – the cerebral cortex.
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For as long as she can remember, Joanne Osmond has gone to bed at midnight and awakened around 3:30 a.m. Not restless. Not groggy. Wide awake, ready for a new day. Like others in her family, Osmond is a super-sleeper. For seven decades, she’s
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The FINANCIAL — Increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables could help young adults sleep better, especially young women, a new University of Michigan study shows, University of Michigan notes.
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British Reporter — For most people, sleep is one of the easier things you have to do in a normal 24-hours. You turn off the lights, close your eyes, and (hopefully) don’t wake up until your alarm startles you awake several hours later,
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British Reporter — Sleep experts have developed a new tool to help more accurately measure young people’s ability to disengage from social media before bed, according to University of Glasgow.
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