When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists ...

Don’t sleep on naps. Getting some quick shut-eye has been associated with several health benefits, such as boosting ...

New research reveals poor sleep shortens life more than diet or exercise. Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen shares what happens to the brain with inadequate sleep.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say short lapses in attention after poor sleep owe to sudden ...

Ever reached a point where you've scrolled social media on your phone for so long before bedtime, you feel foggy, overstimulated, anxious and struggle to get to sleep? It may be that you, and your ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

GABA is a neurotransmitter that reduces brain activity, but it's also a supplement that could help with sleep.

Getting a bad night’s sleep is no longer just about feeling tired the next day. Neurologists say chronic sleep deprivation is increasingly being understood as a root cause of several neurological ...

Sleep looks peaceful on the outside, but inside the brain, it is anything but ...

Menopause is linked to reductions in gray matter volume in key brain regions as well as increased levels of anxiety and ...