Turning our clocks ahead next weekend, will rob us all of an hour – as we are sleeping. With World Sleep Day coming up on Friday (March 13), and in honor of Brain Awareness Week that starts Monday ...

Stress is not simply a response to acute stressful episodes. It occurs in the brain where a natural rhythmic pattern regulates the stress system of our body, even on a calm day. This rhythmic pattern ...

Most of us can tolerate occasional late nights without lasting harm, but they can be deeply destabilising for people with mood disorders ...

As clocks spring forward, light and movement are cues for daytime wakefulness that can improve sleep and overall health ...

Why does the brain refuse to switch off at night? New research links insomnia to disrupted circadian rhythms and delayed cognitive disengagement.

Can brain training “rewire” the brain to prevent dementia? What about repair the brain following an injury? Or turn back the ...

Research by scientists at The University of Manchester has revealed that the colour of light has a major impact on how the brain clock measures time of day and on how the animals' physiology and ...