REM sleep boosts immunity, regulates emotions and develops the brain — but are you getting enough?
"Deep sleep builds your immune system, and REM sleep regulates and fine-tunes it," says Darwall-Smith agrees. During deep ...
Doctor explains difference between REM sleep and deep sleep — plus how to get more of each this World Sleep Day
However, some research shows that major stressors may increase REM sleep but reduce deep sleep. REM rebound, which is when we ...
The potential dangers of sleep trackers, according to experts
More people are becoming obsessed with sleep trackers, causing insomnia and making sleep worse, experts say. Here’s how to ...
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Dementia could be treated by manipulating brain waves as we sleep
Using closed-loop auditory stimulation (CLAS), the participants were played auditory stimulation during REM sleep in six second bursts on and off. The experts found that they were able to ...
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Slow wave sleep: what is it, and why is it so important?
The simplest way of understanding it is to look at slow wave sleep as the deepest part of your sleep cycle. Before your body slips into REM mode, it moves through three different kinds of non-REM ...
How much sleep do you really need? Experts say it depends
Most people spend a third of their lives sleeping, but you may need more or less than eight hours a night. The amount of ...
Sleep’s silent work: How a good night’s rest helps restore your body and mind
An emerging view of sleep health highlights six core practices that have been linked to good health and well-being ...
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The potential dangers of sleep trackers, according to experts
Our brain uses light sleep to transition between slow-wave sleep, or deep sleep, and rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep, which is the stage in which we dream. Experts say about 50% of your night ...