Although we know sleep is essential to our physical and mental well-being, it remains an incredibly enigmatic behavior, scientifically speaking.

A newly identified brain circuit in mice may explain why we sleep longer and deeper after being sleep deprived – and lead to ...

Data from a new study in mice shows that a common sleep aid protects the brain from damage seen in neurodegenerative disorders, in addition to improving rest. Specifically, scientists from ...

A common sleep aid restores healthier sleep patterns and protects mice from the brain damage seen in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, according to new research from ...

To further explore this, they recreated this genetic mutation in a mouse model and found that it resulted in "a decrease in sleep time and an increase in electroencephalogram delta power," within ...

If you’re not getting enough high-quality sleep each night, you may experience sleep deprivation. It’s common, affecting nearly everyone at least once in life.

For Sleep Awareness Week 2025 we spoke to Dr. Leah Kaylor — a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in sleep and trauma — about the causes and health risks of long-term sleep deprivation ...

As a result, chronic sleep deprivation can have serious health consequences. Most of what we know about sleep and sleep deprivation stems from a model proposed in the 1970s by a Hungarian Swiss ...

As a result, chronic sleep deprivation can have serious health consequences. Most of what we know about sleep and sleep deprivation stems from a model proposed in the 1970s by a Hungarian-Swiss ...

As a result, chronic sleep deprivation can have serious health consequences. Most of what we know about sleep and sleep deprivation stems from a model proposed in the 1970s by a Hungarian-Swiss ...