A new study offers an explanation as to how deep sleep — also known as slow wave sleep — helps support the formation of memories in the brain, which could help with preventing dementia.

"Many times, patients with dementia sleep most of the day, so they become very active at night," Dr. Bennett said. "It's ...

In this season of short days and long winter nights, it's easy to feel out of sorts. Those who suffer from seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression that's closely linked to the circadian ...

Like mice, people who are naturally short sleepers seem to be immune to the ill effects of sleep deprivation. If anything, ...

We have trillions of body clocks — a central one in the brain and others in each cell of our body. Here's how they work with ...

Headed into the Sunday Night Football matchup against the Bucs already eliminated, a sombrero-wearing Grinch stole the eyes ...

A sleep professor has listed a number of ways we can maximise the benefits of waking up ealier after new research suggested ...

Footage released by the Israeli army shows what they say are strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, including "fuel and oil ...

Sundowning' is a condition which presents symptoms during sunset only, and it could be linked to early signs of dementia.

Short sleepers cruise by on four to six hours a night and don’t seem to suffer ill effects. Turns out they’re genetically ...