Discover how your brain "cleans" itself at night, and why researchers say sleeping a certain way could play a role.

Summer is right around the corner — and if that alone isn’t enough to get you back in the gym, this just might.

The old advice to simply get eight hours misses a bigger picture, researchers say. New studies reveal that timing, ...

Even a single night without proper sleep may trigger changes in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new ...

Quality of sleep is just as essential to your overall health as nutrition, hydration, and physical activity. Yet many people underestimate how critical sleep is for physical, mental, and emotional ...

A sleep medicine doctor shares an 8-second trick to fall back asleep after waking up in the middle of the night.

The brain has its own waste disposal system – known as the glymphatic system – that’s thought to be more active when we sleep. But disrupted sleep might hinder this waste disposal system and slow the ...

A recent survey by the Alzheimer's Association found most adults think maintaining brain health is very important, but they ...

For a long time, brain health felt abstract. Something you worried about later. Or something only neurologists talked about. That is changing fast. In 2026, brain health steps into the spotlight in a ...

A new scientific statement highlights how mental health, sleep, and the gut microbiome shape brain health from childhood ...

Baystate Health is recognizing Stroke Awareness Month by hosting two free virtual educational programs focused on stroke ...