Recent research reveals we dip into a sleeplike state as our brains flush out waste buildup.

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Discover the effects of sleep deprivation on your brain and body, impacting cognition, mood, metabolism, and overall health.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getting enough sleep is one of the most effective ways to restore metabolic balance in the brain and body. SimpleImages/Moment via ...

New research finds that sleep is essential for protecting brain mitochondria by transferring toxic metabolic waste from neurons to glial cells for disposal.

The brain may inadvertently "learn" to have seizures by treating them like important memories to be stored, according to new ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza New neuroimaging research shows that when sleep-deprived people lose focus, the brain briefly ...

The brain reinforces seizure networks during post-seizure sleep by hijacking the same mechanisms used for memory consolidation.