If you're a caffeine drinker, try to avoid it in the afternoons and evenings or switch to decaf. And speaking of eating and ...
A study conducted on several individuals found that when a person has gone without sleep for a long period, their brain ...
Shift work sleep disorder is caused by a disruption to your circadian rhythm, resulting in physical and mental symptoms.
New neuroscience reveals sleep is an active brain process, not just rest. Parts of your brain remain awake during deep sleep, while others shut down.
Everything’s a little off when you haven’t had any sleep: you can’t remember where you put your cell phone, your eyes burn, ...
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It occurs during transitions into or out of rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep, similar to a traffic jam at a busy intersection — your brain, awake and alert, and body, still asleep and immobilized, ...
MINNEAPOLIS — It takes 15 to 20 minutes for most adults to fall asleep. During that period, an odd sensation can occur which about seven out of 10 of us experience: bedtime twitches. Dr. Ranji ...