A new study analyzed the sleep patterns of jellyfish and sea anemones and found they share some sleep traits with humans. The research could provide insight into the origins and function of sleep.

The familiar labels "night owl" and "early bird," long used in sleep research, don't fully capture the diversity of human ...

Study suggests sleep patterns shifted with modern-day habits. July 23, 2014— -- Though closing our eyes and drifting off into unconsciousness is one of the simplest tasks we perform each day, ...

Researchers led by Aurore Perrault at Concordia University, Canada and Valeria Kebets at McGill University, Canada, have used a complex data-driven analysis to uncover relationships among multiple ...

Good sleep patterns are vital as the brain flushes toxins while asleep Getty A study found that poor sleep can negatively impact how well the glymphatic system works The system works by collecting ...

Humans are way more efficient than other primates in one surprising area–sleep. Whereas we need only around seven hours per night to keep our brains ticking over smoothly, some lazy lemurs and idle ...

Stanford Medicine researchers published a report on a new model, dubbed SleepFM, that tackles the links between sleep patterns and overall health.

What do humans have in common with jellyfish and sea anemones? You might be thinking, not a lot, but a new study published in Nature Communications shows they do sleep like us and that sleep has a big ...