Scientists have discovered five different types of sleep in humans, each with its own distinct brain activity pattern and impacts on health and behaviour, an advance that could lead to new depression ...

A new brain-imaging study argues sleep is not one problem but five.

While some people are more productive in the early mornings, others become more alert at night. Unfortunately, this could ...

Researchers have found that middle-aged to older adults with inconsistent sleep duration had a heightened risk of developing diabetes compared to those with more consistent sleep patterns. Brigham ...

"I have to get my deep REM sleep," expresses a common confusion about two very different types of sleep. Deep sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep are not the same; they do not even overlap. They ...

Unhealthy sleep patterns and shorter sleep duration are correlated with increased obesity risk in American adults. Sleep pattern scoring provides a more comprehensive predictive indicator for obesity ...

A groundbreaking analysis of sleep patterns and metabolic health has revealed a concerning connection between irregular sleep schedules and the development of type 2 diabetes. Drawing from data on ...

Two distinct patterns of "sleep spindles"—brief bursts during non-REM sleep—strongly correlate with cognitive ability. Strong, high-amplitude fast spindles link to superior reasoning and processing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that causes abnormal breathing patterns as you sleep, like pauses in your breath. These ...