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.

In the late 1800s scientists began to interrogate the neurological basis of dreams. That changed in Sigmund Freud’s time but ...

There is no definitive explanation for how a dream neurologically transitions from being ordinary to becoming lucid or vivid, ...

For the longest scientists have been studying about dream, not just its interpretation, but also how it works as a therapy ...

When I was a kid, I’d have vivid, intense dreams ― the details of which I’d bother my siblings about for hours. But sometime in my early 20s, they became less common. I reckon I have about three ...

Delayed REM sleep was found to be linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk. Healthy sleep habits and treatments may help mitigate ...

Recent studies reveal how the timing of dreams may offer clues to Alzheimer's risk. How sleep patterns impact cognitive health and prevention.

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

Scientists have uncovered a potential link between delayed REM sleep and Alzheimer's disease. A new study shows that ...

You may have heard that REM sleep is when dreams happen. And it’s true that many of our most vivid, most story-like, and longest dreams tend to occur during this phase, says Wamsley. However ...

Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered how sleep helps strengthen memories linked to ...

If feeling groggy most mornings or being prone to colds sounds familiar, improving your REM sleep quota could make all the difference. Also known as dream sleep, as it’s when we tend to dream ...