MIT study reveals how sleep deprivation causes your brain to flush itself clean while you’re awake, disrupting focus and coordination. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Everything’s a little off when you haven’t ...

Physical activity is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your mental and cognitive health at any age. And ...

You’re being brainwashed — and it’s good for you! Danish scientists say they have gleaned new insight into our glymphatic ...

Getting a good night’s sleep seems simple enough, but for 70 million Americans struggling with chronic sleep issues, it’s anything but easy. While many turn to sleep aids for relief, groundbreaking ...

Going to bed at a different time every night is a more common practice than it seems. Between late dinners, screens, work, ...

Nearly 936 million adults worldwide are fighting an invisible battle each night as they sleep. The culprit: sleep apnea, a condition that does more than just disrupt peaceful slumber – it may be ...

Norepinephrine-mediated slow vasomotion drives glymphatic clearance during sleep. (Nadia Alzoubi, University of Oxford/Natalie Haugland, University of Copenhagen) (CN) — Danish scientists say a ...

A 2023 study found that shorter sleep duration causes reduced brain cortical thickness. Sleep disorders increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, stroke, and cognitive decline. Chronic sleep deprivation ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we cover neurogenesis in adulthood (yes! your brain can make new neurons even as you age), the link between exercise and increased neurogenesis in the ...

More than good old fashioned beauty sleep! Source: iStock / Getty, with permission Although our brains comprise only 2 percent of our overall body weight, they consume roughly 20 percent of our daily ...