Turning our clocks ahead next weekend, will rob us all of an hour – as we are sleeping. With World Sleep Day coming up on Friday (March 13), and in honor of Brain Awareness Week that starts Monday ...

Every night, as you sink into deep sleep, something remarkable happens inside your skull. Your brain’s blood vessels begin to pulse in slow, coordinated waves, and each wave pushes a tide of ...

Getting adequate sleep affects more than just energy levels—research suggests it also plays a major role in memory, cognition ...

I’m going to give away one of my big writing secrets. When I’ve been stuck in a big narrative puzzle while writing a book, I’ve learned the trick is to clear my head and take a nap. I’ve never really ...

If you frequently find yourself wide awake at 3 a.m., the problem could lie in how you manage daytime stress. Sleep doctors ...

When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists discovered that these attention lapses coincide with waves of fluid washing ...

Quality of sleep is just as essential to your overall health as nutrition, hydration, and physical activity. Yet many people underestimate how critical sleep is for physical, mental, and emotional ...

Treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) goes beyond improving sleep quality. “Obstructive sleep apnea is not just about snoring or feeling tired — it is very much a brain condition,” says Joanna ...

This post is in response to Flushing the Brain While You Sleep By William R. Klemm Ph.D. Key Points: During sleep, cerebrospinal fluid pulses through the brain, "washing out" unnecessary proteins and ...

On my last day at work a few years back, they gave me a going-away party, and it turned into something more like a roast. One of the top leaders told a story I’d sort of hoped he’d forgotten. The ...