Group sleeping can impact when animals sleep, how long they sleep for, and how deeply they sleep. For example, groups of meerkats time their sleep according to 'sleep traditions'; olive baboons sleep ...

Researchers found that a good night’s sleep may help the brain clear proteins tied to Alzheimer’s.

Using the C. elegans worm, Dresden scientists show that sleep neuron activity controls protective gene expression during sleep. Disturbing sleep leads to overactivation of the sleep neuron, further ...

Sleep is modulated by the circadian rhythm, which develops according to the levels and timing of light exposure. Various social, individual, and environmental factors can also influence sleep.

Sleep shapes every part of human health, from brain function and memory to immunity, mood and metabolism. This article ...