One key role of sleep involves cerebrospinal fluid, which surrounds and protects the brain. During sleep, CSF helps remove waste that accumulates during waking hours. In a 2019 study, Lewis and her ...

Know how poor sleep and vitamin D deficiency in children can impact brain growth, immunity, focus, behavior, and long-term ...

Researchers found that a good night’s sleep may help the brain clear proteins tied to Alzheimer’s.

It "may help mitigate cognitive decline related to fatigue," a neurologist explains.

Pink noise, a staticky sound that’s supposed to help people fall asleep, may actually worsen your rest, a new study found.

Sleep loss damages the fatty insulation protecting the nerve cells in our brain, according to a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research also ...

If the organ doesn't get time to clean itself at night, it'll find (often inconvenient) time during the day.

Omega-3 fatty acids, creatine, magnesium and vitamin D support memory and brain function. Correcting low levels of these ...

Pink noise includes several naturally occurring sounds, such as rainfall, wind and rustling leaves.

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

Sound machines may not be the sleep saviors many believe. Researchers found that pink noise significantly reduced REM sleep, ...

Corals may look still, but they follow a daily sleep cycle. New research shows why corals rest at night while their microbes ...