After many decades of research, scientists think they may finally have found the key to how sleep is regulated in the brain. Whilst this is unlikely to lead to a cure for all forms of insomnia, it could be of major significance in the development of medicines aimed at treating [...]
If you're persistently having problems sleeping, it's not hard to figure out that something is wrong. Working out what type of insomnia you have is the first step toward doing something about it. Your doctor can help with this, but for the most part you will need to monitor your [...]
Do you struggle to get to sleep at night but often feel as if it would be easy to nod off during the day? Do you find that sleeping on some occasions is easy but that you just can't predict when it's going to be impossible? You may have a [...]
There are lots of us who suffer - or will suffer - from Insomnia at some point in our lives. Some of us will know why we are suffering from it whilst others will spend sleepless nights wondering why they cannot sleep. Insomnia falls into several distinct categories - or [...]
Everyone dreams during sleep. Some people remember their dreams and others may deny they dream at all. Dreaming is a normal part of sleep, but their significance has fascinated generations and continues to enchant young and old alike. Lucid Dreams During lucid dreaming the dreamer is aware that he or [...]
As the days draw in and the nights become longer, most of us feel like retreating into the warm. It is not unusual to feel like a few extra hours in bed rather than face a dark morning and to feel sleepy as the light fades. In the summer the [...]
Most of us are familiar with our own body clock. Given the opportunity of an extra hour in bed and we still wake up at the same time. Or, the party is still in full swing and we can barely stay awake. The 'body clock' is the result of the [...]
Most of us only start to think about sleep when we have a problem. Until then, we are happy to go to bed and wake up refreshed. Problems such as insomnia may develop over a period of time, or be triggered by a single event. Whatever the cause or the [...]
It is amazing that the mind and body can be refreshed after a nights sleep. Far from being a time of stillness and relaxation, sleep may take us into parts of the subconscious mind that we are unable to reach during our waking hours... Sleep is divided into four stages [...]
