Wang, a senior at St. Francis Preparatory School, did award-winning research on the condition known as sleep paralysis.

Imagine being stuck in a dark, confined space, where you can’t move or speak. It sounds pretty hellish, and yet it has happened to me countless times. Sleep paralysis is estimated to affect around 8% ...

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Most of us have had nightmares involving scary monsters at some point in our lives. But that fear pales in comparison with the seemingly real mysterious and menacing figure who has people around the ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive explore sleep paralysis hazards, coping mechanisms, and how to stay safe during ...

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night unable to move? A doctor has explained how and why this “scary” sensation can happen. Dr Amir Khan took to Instagram on Monday (22 September) to ...

When we go into rapid eye movement or REM sleep most of the muscles in our body are paralyzed so that we cannot move. The most common explanation you will hear from sleep scientists for this strange ...

A 20-year-old university student suffering from recurrent sleep paralysis with disturbing hallucinations was successfully treated at Arete Hospitals. Doctors attributed the condition to irregular ...

If you've ever had the eerie sensation there's a presence in the room when you were sure you were alone, you may be reluctant to admit it. Perhaps it was a profound experience that you are happy to ...

Some people who act out their dreams, screaming, laughing and even getting violent during sleep, may develop dementia in ...

Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas ...