Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Biological clock Getty Images/nambitomo Researchers have long wished to understand the connection between sleep and memory, ...

One of the most important parts of living a healthy lifestyle is getting a good night's sleep. Quality sleep can prevent illness, reduce stress, and enhance cognitive function, just to name a few. A ...

A recent study found that sleep difficulties linked to long-term cannabis use may affect the severity of cannabis-related memory problems. The findings could inform the use of medical cannabis. The ...

New research finds that sleep is essential for protecting brain mitochondria by transferring toxic metabolic waste from neurons to glial cells for disposal.

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New research suggests that the natural rhythm of breathing plays an important role in organizing the brain activity required for human memory. The study indicates that successful memory retrieval is ...

Researchers led by Masako Tamaki at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan report a link between deep sleep and cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that surrounds and supports the brain and ...

Untreated obstructive sleep apnea can impair focus, memory, and reaction time, making work tasks more difficult and mistakes and accidents more likely.

Fruit fly mutants that have severe sleep deficits perform better at olfactory learning and memory tasks, according to a new study. The paradox of enhanced memory despite sleep loss could be explained ...

Researchers have long wished to understand the connection between sleep and memory, especially how the brain encodes long-term memories during slow-wave sleep (while discarding others), or the deep ...