Have you ever experienced a night when you can’t seem to quiet your mind and lie awake, tossing and turning in bed? It’s ...

Turning our clocks ahead next weekend, will rob us all of an hour – as we are sleeping. With World Sleep Day coming up on Friday (March 13), and in honor of Brain Awareness Week that starts Monday ...

Scientists have new insight into why we have trouble focusing after a bad night of sleep. Attention lapses when we’re sleep-deprived result from our brain’s efforts to clean itself up, a process that ...

Summer is right around the corner — and if that alone isn’t enough to get you back in the gym, this just might.

When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists discovered that these attention lapses coincide with waves of fluid washing ...

Have you ever wondered what actually happens in the brain during sleep? While your body appears still and at rest, your brain remains highly active, carrying out essential processes that keep you ...

This post is in response to Flushing the Brain While You Sleep By William R. Klemm Ph.D. Key Points: During sleep, cerebrospinal fluid pulses through the brain, "washing out" unnecessary proteins and ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Nearly everyone has experienced it: After a night of poor sleep, you don’t feel as alert as you should. Your brain might seem foggy, and your mind drifts off when you should be paying ...