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A report in Nature Neuroscience suggests that natural physical changes interfere with quality slumber, blunting the ability to remember new information for the long term.

Nodding off in class may not be such a bad idea after all. New research shows that going to sleep shortly after learning new material is most beneficial for recall.

One in seven strokes happens at night, and sufferers may not get medicine that could prevent brain damage, suggests a new study.