Sleep

Quality sleep provides the energy necessary to engage in democracy. A new study finds that while rested citizens are more likely to vote, those struggling with sleep disruptions often channel their frustrations into boycotts and protests instead.

New research reveals that lucid dreamers can successfully transform their perceived bodies to experience life as animals or another gender, demonstrating the extreme adaptability of the subconscious mind.

Shifting your sleep schedule on the weekend might feel good, but a new study found it increases the odds of severe sleep apnea by nearly 40 percent.

New research shows that older adults who get high-quality rest are much less likely to develop depression symptoms over a multi-year period. Improving your daily sleeping habits might offer a powerful way to protect your long-term mental health.

A bad night of rest often leads to relationship friction. However, a new study suggests that women in different-sex marriages are uniquely sensitive to how both their own and their partner's sleep quality impacts daily tension.

A new clinical trial mapped the sleeping brains of people with insomnia after they took a cannabis-based drug. The treatment altered deeper sleep stages and reduced dreaming, though participants experienced no cognitive impairment the morning after.

Working outside the traditional 9-to-5 schedule could be altering the physical structure of your brain. A new analysis of over 14,000 adults shows that shift work is linked to gradual shrinkage in brain regions controlling sleep and emotion.

Endless short videos can ruin your sleep, but exhaustion might also drive you to keep scrolling. A new study reveals how daytime tiredness acts as a gateway symptom, trapping users in a powerful cycle of media consumption.

A fascinating new sleep study tracks the anatomy of demonic nightmares. Scientists found that these terrifying dreams often begin as minor threats days in advance before culminating in severe attacks that leave dreamers paralyzed with fear.

Struggle to turn off the lights at a reasonable hour? A new study reveals that bedtime procrastination isn't just a lack of willpower; it’s driven by a combination of physical nervous system stress and a tendency to emotionally "brood."

A new study reveals that waking mind wandering is just as densely packed with bizarre elements as nighttime dreaming. While dreams feature slowly transforming impossibilities, daydreams are marked by abrupt jumps in logic.

New research indicates that dreams often act as a simulation for social hurdles. By analyzing hundreds of dream reports, scientists found that themes like status and self-protection frequently organize the content of our sleep narratives.

People who regularly practice advanced meditation techniques exhibit brain activity patterns during sleep that appear noticeably younger than their actual age. Researchers suggest these habits might help protect against cognitive decline, though questions about exact causes remain.

Compulsive social media habits are closely linked to later symptoms of depression and anxiety, and new research suggests poor sleep is a major factor. Protecting your nightly rest might be key to maintaining your psychological wellbeing.

Wearable trackers show a new parent's actual sleep time doesn't predict their mental health. Instead, a new study finds that psychological distress actually worsens perceived sleep quality over the first year postpartum for both parents.