Lucid dreaming apps are gaining in popularity as interest grows in optimizing sleep for self-improvement and better health. If you ever experience a dream while knowing that you are dreaming—that's what's called a lucid dream.
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Soon we will once again switch to winter time, that is, we set the clocks back an hour. Switching to winter time is considered the easier of the two annual clock transitions, as we gain an hour of sleep. Some people may find ...
Oct 23, 2024
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Researchers from University of Tsukuba have elucidated the neural circuit that induces rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a stage during which we actively dream. They also discovered that abnormalities in the neurons constituting ...
Oct 15, 2024
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Brain waves can be manipulated while in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a sleep stage associated with memory and cognition, a new study from the University of Surrey finds. Novel technology, using sound stimulation, allows ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Nocturnal hot flashes are disruptive regardless of when they occur during the night. A new study suggests that more hot flashes occur during the second half of the night when more REM sleep typically occurs and when such ...
Sep 10, 2024
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Now that she's working from home, Kendra King takes an early afternoon nap on most days, typically for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Aug 24, 2024
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A significant breakthrough in the understanding of sleep mechanism opens new promise for treating sleep disorders and associated neuropsychiatric conditions: Scientists have pinpointed the melatonin receptor MT1 as a crucial ...
Aug 7, 2024
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A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting, held in Houston, Texas, June 1–5, found that most sleep tips shared on TikTok are supported by empirical evidence.
Jun 3, 2024
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We're all familiar with the fact that the quality of our sleep has a strong impact on our waking lives. But what you may not know is that sleep stages contribute to how we process life experiences and memories in different ...
May 28, 2024
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Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have taken a first step in exploring a rather complex question: what is happening inside the brain of somebody who may be considered "stuck" between sleep and wakefulness?
May 13, 2024
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