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 ...

Dreaming, memory-making, problem-solving: A lot happens during the most active sleep phase By Carolyn Todd Any sleep tracker will show you that slumber is far from a passive affair. And no stage of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Taking longer to enter the dream phase can interfere with the consolidation of memories and upset the regulation of emotions, researchers say. Delayed REM sleep may be a potential indication of early ...