For many years, the idea that “sleeping on it” would provide an individual with some time in which their subconscious mind would work through a problem or problems has generally been accepted as ...

Ana Fernández-Arcos, ​​42, is a neurologist specializing in sleep medicine and a researcher at the Pasqual Maragall Foundation in Barcelona. She talks to EL PAÍS by phone from her office at 11 a.m. on ...

All the most commonly prescribed drugs for mental and emotional disorders affect dreams—typically via their effects on REM sleep. Under healthy conditions REM sleep ‘turns on' when activity levels of ...

REM stands for rapid eye movement — a stage in the sleep cycle when your brain is almost as active as when you’re awake. Getting enough REM sleep is crucial, as it helps you store information and ...

A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for its role in foreshadowing neurodegenerative brain ...

If you’re looking to get the best night’s sleep in 2026, then you need to be focusing on your REM sleep. I’ve been testing a Luna smart ring for the past few weeks, and its sleep features have been my ...

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Marketed as a ticket to deeper sleep, the soft hum of pink noise has become part of millions’ nightly routines. However, its use may come at the cost of sleep quality, a University of Pennsylvania ...

Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain's small blood vessels, ...

Sound machines may not be the sleep saviors many believe. Researchers found that pink noise significantly reduced REM sleep, while simple earplugs did a better job protecting deep, restorative sleep ...

Pink noise—often used to promote sleep—may reduce restorative REM sleep and interfere with sleep recovery. In contrast, earplugs were found to be significantly more effective in protecting sleep ...

Share on Pinterest A new study shows that pink noise may lower the quality of sleep and disrupt the REM cycle. Image Credit: AleksandarGeorgiev/Getty Images A recent study suggests that pink noise, ...