When a person is asleep, their core body temperature drops. Heart rate and breathing also slow down and overall metabolic activity decreases by about 10%. A sleeping body may seem inactive at first ...

Although some people sleep very soundly, both mind and body remain active. Not only do we dream, but we snore, talk, laugh, ...

There are just some things we do without thinking, even if they don't always make sense. Plenty of us feel the need to sleep ...

The pillow is cold against your cheek. Your upstairs neighbor creaks across the ceiling. You close your eyes; shadows and light dance across your vision. A cat sniffs at a piece of cheese. Dots fall ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Sleep well, live better. "We want to emphasize the power of healthy sleep," said Dr. Lourdes DelRosso with UCSF Fresno and Inspire Medical Health. Dr. DelRosso serves as the ...

Growing up in a multigenerational household, Carleara Weiss was a caregiver from the start. But as she lay awake at night listening to her elders snore, she didn’t realize those sounds were signs of ...

People started living much longer over the last century, which raises an important question: How can we stay healthy and enjoy a good quality of life as we age? From a neuroscience perspective, this ...