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 delay in getting to the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep may be linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, ...

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

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

Research indicates longer REM latency is associated with higher Alzheimer's biomarkers, pointing to its potential as an early ...

Study showed that patients who took longer to reach the dream state also had more biomarkers for the disease.

Your brain’s active state during REM sleep also explains why you ... that spectrum – ready to move on to the next type of brainwave, theta waves. As you drift off into the early stages ...

In the search for new treatments against the disease, scientists in the UK have successfully manipulated two significant types of brain waves ... eye movement (REM) phase of the sleep cycle ...

Scientists in the UK have manipulated two prominant types of brain wave while volunteers ... used to enhance or disrupt brain waves in non-REM sleep, precisely targeting the ebb and flow of ...

“While in REM sleep, your muscles are totally relaxed but at the same time, your heart rate and breathing rate quicken. In contrast to the slow waves of deep sleep, during REM sleep, your brain ...

Additionally, having less REM sleep and deep sleep (also known as slow-wave sleep) was linked to higher levels of p-tau181, a protein associated with certain neurological conditions such as ...