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 ...

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 ...

"I have to get my deep REM sleep," expresses a common confusion about two very different types of sleep. Deep sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep are not the same; they do not even overlap. They ...

REM, also known as Rapid Eye Movement is where most dreaming occurs, brain activity increases, and the body becomes ...

Two sleep doctors explain what deep sleep is, how much we need and the real number you should be looking for on your Apple ...

Like many Americans, I know I need more sleep. I'm a night owl, often writing late into the night, but also a mom who gets up early with her kids. The result: I'm not getting enough rest.

Waking up exhausted after what feels like a ‘full’ night’s sleep is more common than people realise, and according to TRT UK, ...

Sleep is an active, regulated process essential for physical repair, immune strength, memory, and emotional balance. Healthy ...

The average person spends around a third of their life sleeping. Yet as many as 70 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders and wakefulness, studies have found, and tossing and turning at ...

When you wake in the middle of the night and then fall asleep again, the body briefly shifts out of its normal sleep ...

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