Light sleep is the beginning of your sleep cycle and your body's way of winding down. Breathing, heart rate and muscle changes prepare your body for the deeper sleep to come. Light sleep is broken ...

"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 ...

As I sit across from Dr Inmaculada Rodríguez Ulecia, a specialist in clinical neurophysiology and sleep medicine, I’m ...

Too many carbs before bedtime could increase time spent in REM sleep and reduce deep, restorative sleep, suggests a ...

The internet claims waking at the end of a sleep cycle will leave you refreshed, but experts aren’t convinced.

Feeling tired despite adequate sleep can stem from various hidden factors impacting health. Poor sleep quality, circadian ...

In Hindu philosophy, the phenomenon is known as “ sushupti ,” one of the four states of consciousness. It’s described as a deep, dreamless sleep where ego, personal identity, and the outside world ...

Experts say the best room temperature for sleep is approximately 65 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit. Here’s how sleeping in a cool ...

There was a negative association between emotional distress and deep sleep during pregnancy. There was also a positive association between emotional distress and rapid eye movement sleep during ...

RBD is marked by loss of REM sleep atonia, leading to physical dream enactment. Polysomnography is essential to confirm RBD and rule out other disorders. Idiopathic RBD is a strong predictor of ...