A good night’s sleep isn’t just about the number of hours you log. Getting quality sleep — the kind that leaves you feeling ...

Deep sleep is the restorative stage of sleep. During this stage the body undergoes tissue repair, the immune system is strengthening, and human growth hormone is released. “For kids, this stage of ...

KyoungBin "Kevin" Im, MD, MS, associate clinical professor and sports psychiatry services medical director at UC Irvine ...

On a good night, we cycle four or five times through several stages of sleep, each with distinct qualities and purpose—a serpentine, surreal descent into an alternative world. Wile, the seven ...

That’s because this is the stage of sleep when your body and mind do the most healing and growing - and the younger you are, the more growing you are doing! It’s thought that deep sleep also ...

“Most of these functions occur during stage 3 slow wave sleep and REM sleep. All of these processes are crucial for maintaining brain health and reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease ...

Poor sleep quality can sabotage your rest, no matter how long you’re in bed. Sleep happens in stages—light sleep, deep sleep and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. If you don’t get enough deep ...

Need another reason to prioritize your sleep? Not spending enough time in the two deep stages of sleep — slow-wave and rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep — may hasten the deterioration of parts ...