Chronic pain has long forced patients into a trade-off between constant discomfort and the side effects of powerful drugs. A ...

New studies show that a bacterial molecule, peptidoglycan, is present in the brain and fluctuates with sleep patterns. This challenges the idea that sleep is solely brain-driven, instead suggesting it ...

ADHD medications work like sleep, not attention boosters, massive brain study reveals. For some kids, focus problems may be ...

Australia to recognize Palestinian statehood, Cambodia nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x The busy box that is your brain is hard at work all day long—and it ...

UC Berkeley researchers mapped the brain circuits that control growth hormone during sleep, uncovering a feedback system where sleep fuels hormone release, and the hormone regulates wakefulness. The ...

"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 ...

Starting your workday before 8 a.m. might seem like a way to get ahead, but health experts say it could be doing more harm than good. From disrupted sleep and mental fog to long-term health risks, a ...

What I'm about to say pains me as a sleep writer and general sleep-lover, but sleep isn't always a priority at this time of year. With festive social activities and a generally busy calendar, a solid ...

A new study highlights how important uninterrupted sleep is to recovery after a traumatic brain injury, finding that fragmented sleep in injured mice is linked to a loss of rapid-eye-movement (REM) ...

You wake up to your partner telling you that you had an entire conversation with someone named Bob last night, or your roommate mentions you were giving what sounded like a presentation in your sleep.