A 2021 phone poll revealed that only 34% of Americans "sometimes" remember their dreams. About 1 in 10 say they "almost always" can, and the same percentage say they "never" do. Explanations for such ...

One study suggests that taking longer to reach the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep is associated with biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease. The delay in getting to REM might be useful in ...

Scientists have recently shown that both the quality and the amount of sleep we get may influence our risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Now, a study suggests that people who take significantly ...

REM may be the most talked-about part of the sleep cycle, but getting enough of it can still be an elusive quest. You might know by now that it’s important, but maybe you don’t know exactly why or how ...

Scientists have long believed vertebrates to be the only creatures capable of experiencing rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, the stage in which we most often tend to dream. But as with other cognitive ...

Valerie Cacho, MD, is a board-certified sleep medicine specialist and the founder of the online educational company Sleephoria. Make sure you follow a consistent sleep schedule to help regulate your ...

In a recent study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, researchers investigated the impacts of full-night-, early-night deprivation-, and late-night deprivation sleep on whole-brain ...

REM stands for rapid eye movement — a stage in the sleep cycle when your brain is almost as active as when you’re awake. Getting enough REM sleep is crucial, as it helps you store information and ...