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Sleep plays a powerful role in preserving our memories. But while recent research shows that wakefulness may cloud memories of negative or traumatic events, a new study has found that wakefulness also degrades positive memories.

Safe, separate sleep environments for infants are critical to preventing sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUIDs), says an injury prevention researcher.

Having sleep apnea may be associated with major depression, a new study suggests.

Parents the world over have been worrying about whether their children get enough sleep for more than a century, a new study shows.

A new study purports to use evolutionary psychology to explain why men fall asleep after sex, and what it actually means. The study is being widely reported as proving that men only fall asleep after sex to avoid giving affection or commitment to their female partners.

People sleep significantly better and feel more alert during the day if they get at least 150 minutes of exercise a week, a new study concludes.

An encouraging new study suggests that time spent in dream sleep can help to heal old memories.

Greek researchers have outlined how following a Mediterranean diet and keeping active can help improve some of the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS).

Loneliness is not only heartbreaking, it breaks up a normal night's sleep, a new study shows. Researchers say compromised sleep may be one pathway by which feelings of loneliness adversely affect our health.

That's why you need to run a defragmentation program occasionally. Ideally, you do this overnight, while you're asleep, so it doesn't stop you from using the computer.