NEW YORK -- Everyone needs sleep, but how many people actually get it? Last week marked Sleep Awareness Week, reemphasizing the important connection between sleep and health. Dr. Nidhi Kumar is On ...

A neuroscientist and assistant professor at the University of Alberta presented his research on the neural mechanisms of ...

What is REM sleep disorder? REM sleep disorder (RBD) is a type of parasomnia associated with synucleinopathies ––a diverse group of neurodegenerative disorders thought to share a common pathologic ...

Sleep is our cornerstone for physical and mental health, yet for millions, it remains elusive due to sleep disorders. These conditions disrupt regular sleep patterns, leading to a host of physical, ...

Sleep is a complex biological process (Keene and Duboue, 2018). On average, a person spends about a third of their life sleeping, said Louis Ptáček, professor of neurology at the University of ...

"Complex processes are going on in the brain when we sleep," says Dr Karolina Armonaitė, a neuroscientist from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. According to her, a more precise ...

A deeper understanding of the relationships between gut microbiota and sleep will pave the way for innovative approaches to managing sleep disorders and enhancing overall brain health, potentially ...

In a recently published Journal of the American Heart Association study, of nearly 1 million post-9/11 U.S. veterans, ...

Schematic representation of sleep-microbiome interactions through the microbiota-gut-brain axis. Signals originating from the gut microbiome influence the sleep-wake cycle by modulating the flip-flop ...

Sleep is essential for overall health, yet millions of Americans struggle with sleep disorders. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 50 to 70 million people in ...