Poor sleep is associated with an increased risk for dementia, but many sleep studies have had inconsistent results. For the ...

A new study finds that a pink full moon may disrupt sleep and affect mood, with people experiencing reduced deep sleep.

How does the brain clean itself during sleep? A new ultrafast MRI method tracks cerebrospinal fluid flow without contrast ...

It might be worth working a little bit harder to get that much-desired, but often elusive, good night's sleep. Deep sleep clears the mind of waste just as a "dishwasher" cleans dirty plates and ...

Electrical signals from the brain could help identify potential issues in the organ's development, a new study reports.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MIT study reveals how sleep deprivation causes your brain to flush itself clean while you’re awake, disrupting focus and ...

A study found that drivers who get an hour or two less than the seven hours of recommended of sleep a night significantly increase their risk of a crash. The study by AAA says the risk of a crash ...

New developments in artificial intelligence could use sleep data to predict disease risk, a new study suggests. Stanford Medicine researchers have developed an AI model trained on nearly 600,000 hours ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which affects approximately 2.5% of adults, remains poorly understood from a ...

Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain's small blood vessels, ...

A new study shows that even a moderate dose of caffeine alters brain activity during sleep, increasing complexity and nudging neural systems toward a high-efficiency processing state, especially in ...