We ask an expert why REM sleep is so important, what happens if we don't get enough of it and how to get more REM sleep.

Taking longer to enter the dream phase can disrupt the ability to consolidate memories and interfere with emotion regulation.

A delay in getting to the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep may be linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, ...

A new study showed that people who took longer to enter this dream phase of sleep had higher levels of amyloid beta and tau, ...

Prolonged rapid eye movement sleep latency may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according ...

Taking a nap is a roll of the dice; sometimes, you rise refreshed, and other times, you wake more exhausted than before you ...

In the late 1800s scientists began to interrogate the neurological basis of dreams. That changed in Sigmund Freud’s time but ...

Prolonged rapid eye movement (REM) sleep latency was linked with Alzheimer's disease biomarkers, cross-sectional data showed.

New research on ‘slow-wave sleep’ may have implications for others battling insomnia, including people with anxiety and ...

Research indicates longer REM latency is associated with higher Alzheimer's biomarkers, pointing to its potential as an early ...

When you’re in a period of REM sleep, your eyes will rapidly move from side to side and that’s where the name REM (short for rapid eye movement) comes from. This is because when we fall asleep ...

People who take significantly longer to enter the rapid eye movement (REM) phase of sleep could be experiencing an early ...