A recent study suggests that pink noise may interfere with REM sleep nd reduce overall sleep quality. The researchers say ...

Light sleep is the beginning of your sleep cycle and your body's way of winding down. Breathing, heart rate and muscle changes prepare your body for the deeper sleep to come. Light sleep is broken ...

REM sleep goes even deeper into brain recovery, dreaming and processing memories and emotions. This is the sleep stage in ...

Pink noise combined with aircraft noise interfered with both deep and REM sleep, and time awake was about 15 minutes longer, ...

Sound machines and “sleep sounds” are often marketed as a cure for restless nights, but new research suggests they may ...

On the flip side, sleep also may be used to supercharge your memories and improve your recall. “In part, while we are ...

What is core sleep is on your Apple Watch, and does it even matter? We look at which sleep stages matter most for quality ...

Researchers at the University of Lausanne have identified a novel role for the brain's 'locus coeruleus' in sleep and its disruptions. This brain region facilitates the transition between NREM and REM ...

And, believe it or not, your genetic makeup dictates whether you’re more comfortable going to bed earlier or later within ...

Sound machines that mask disruptive noises in a bid to help people get a better sleep have become increasingly popular in ...