Sleep

Four recent network meta-analyses indicate that the most effective exercise for improving sleep depends on a person's demographic and clinical profile. Tailoring physical activity to specific populations yields better results than generalized fitness recommendations.

New research shows that specific sleep patterns, like interrupted rest and falling asleep quickly, can predict lucid dreaming in people with PTSD. This could eventually help therapists use conscious dreaming to treat trauma-related nightmares.

A new study reveals that staying awake for twenty-four hours leaves a specific chemical signature in saliva. Using machine learning, scientists identified ten biomarkers that accurately detect extreme fatigue, paving the way for roadside sleepiness tests.

Scientists have successfully replicated the restorative power of sleep in awake mice. By using targeted light stimulation to mimic deep-sleep brain rhythms, researchers relieved sleep pressure and rescued memory performance, offering new insights into how our brains reset.

Engaging in self-pleasure before going to sleep is linked to falling asleep faster, experiencing better physical rest, and waking up with elevated positive emotions, according to a recent survey exploring the hidden boundaries between waking behavior and dreaming.

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."