Creatine is usually used to boost muscle performance, but now it's being linked with being able to think clearly after a poor night of rest. Here’s what the study found, plus what a neurologist wants ...

A new study found that poor sleep hinders regions in your brain responsible for blocking out unwanted thoughts. Monkey Business - stock.adobe.com Lack of sleep might be doing more than just making ...

A good night’s sleep doesn’t just help you feel refreshed – it might actually clear your brain. A new study, led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Oxford, reveals ...

For the first time a new study describes the synchronized oscillations during sleep that power the brain’s glymphatic system to help remove ‘waste’ associated with neurodegenerative diseases ...

A new study has shown that sleep deprivation can inhibit the brain's ability to suppress unwanted memories and intrusive thoughts. Scientists at the University of York, in collaboration with the ...

Every minute or so during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, the brain releases a wave of norepinephrine, a hormone that is one of the brain’s primary neurotransmitters. Norepinephrine is a ...

New research on ‘slow-wave sleep’ may have implications for others battling insomnia, including people with anxiety and ...

Melatonin receptor agonists affect melatonin, a hormone involved in sleep that's produced in your brain. Currently, only one has been approved by the FDA for insomnia: ramelteon (Rozerem).

Another study, this one in macaques, showed that synchronizing brain waves to reproduce patterns achieved in non-REM (NREM) sleep led to the same subsequent desynchronization and improvements in ...

Research in fruit flies has identified specific groups of cholinergic brain cells that are involved in alcohol-induced insomnia. This work could ultimately lead to targeted treatments for ...