Declining brain function is a natural part of the aging process, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be delayed. A new study found that physical activity can boost brain function for up to 24 hours and, ...

What happens to your brain after 14 days of limited sleep? Here's the somniaphage effect, how chronic sleep deprivation impacts memory, mood, and cognitive function, and why prioritising sleep is ...

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends teenagers ages 13-18 get eight to 10 hours of sleep per night. Late night athletic practices and other extracurriculars mixed with early morning ...

A recent study has found that 7 hours and 18 minutes may be the optimal amount of sleep you need each night to lower your ...

Do you take sleep for granted? It is high time you change your behaviour, otherwise you risk the deterioration of major cognitive functions.

While it’s well known that sleep enhances cognitive performance, the underlying neural mechanisms, particularly those related to nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, remain largely unexplored. A new ...

Sleeping long has a negative effect on brain performance, especially in people who are depressed, according to the findings of a new study. It suggests that sleep might be a modifiable risk factor for ...

A group of studies, all conducted independently, have reached a similar sobering conclusion: sleep problems—including several common sleep difficulties faced by millions of people on a regular ...

Among the less desirable aspects of advancing age, poor sleep often ranks highly. The British Geriatrics Society highlights this issue, stating that approximately 40 per cent of people aged 65 and ...

The five-year, multi-site R01 study is titled “ The Impact of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Cognition and Sleep ...