Your brain’s natural rinse cycle flows while you sleep. A new study suggests certain medications interfere with that ...

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Once you drift off, your core temperature drops by 1 to 2 degrees. This helps your body save energy while you sleep. As you descend through the stages of non-rapid eye movement sleep, your brain ...

Millions struggle with sleep, and daylight saving time only makes it worse. Can new strategies finally help Americans get better sleep?

The human body does not like to stall between ... Stage 2 can last up to 50 minutes during the night’s first 90-minute sleep cycle. (It typically occupies a smaller portion of subsequent cycles.) ...

A new book explores the myth that getting eight hours of shut-eye is how we should be sleeping. Its author, Dr Merijn van de Laar, tells long-term insomniac Zoë Beaty why unlocking how our ancestors s ...

OxStu's breakdown on the science behind sleep, providing practical advice on how to establish a good sleep routine.

Sleep is essential in sustaining human life. Researchers at University of Tsukuba found that, for female athletes, ...

If you want to learn more about sleeping patterns, here's how to decode your sleep cycles to make the most of your shuteye. Light sleep is the beginning of your sleep cycle and your body's way ...