While it's long been suspected that our brains consolidate each day's events as we sleep, a new study is the first to show that process in action. Researchers were able to reinforce memories as study ...

It might be worth working a little bit harder to get that much-desired, but often elusive, good night's sleep. Deep sleep clears the mind of waste just as a "dishwasher" cleans dirty plates and ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A new device that has received initial clearance from the Food and Drug Administration shows signs of becoming a gamechanger in the way doctors diagnose sleep apnea. The condition not ...

Sleep studies provide a lot of important information but aren’t very patient-friendly. So, researchers redesigned the process, eliminating the multitudes of wires normally used while producing results ...

New, potentially pioneering research in the Purdue University Sleep and Developmental Studies Laboratory is examining deep sleep’s role in “sloshing” metabolic waste from the brain. The study led by A ...

The UAB Sleep/Wake Disorders Center, conveniently located at UAB Hospital Highlands, provides advanced testing, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep disorders in a relaxed, casual setting specially ...

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For many years, researchers have conducted true experiments to determine the effects of sleep deprivation in adults. These studies have demonstrated conclusively that cognitive processing is ...