Psychology & Psychiatry
Loneliness linked to increased nightmare frequency and intensity
People who are lonely are more apt to have bad dreams, according to a collaboration that included an Oregon State University scientist.
Aug 6, 2024
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Children's bad dreams linked to a higher risk of dementia and Parkinson's disease in adulthood, finds new study
Can children's dreams foretell events that will happen nearly 40 years into the future? Yes, according to the results of my latest study published in the journal eClinicalMedicine.
Feb 27, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists attempt to ease nightmares by manipulating emotions in dreams
Nightmares, those fearful memories that re-emerge in dreams, can sometimes become regular occurrences, visiting people multiple times a week for months on end. In therapy, dreamers may be coached to rehearse positive versions ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study analyzes content of nightmares and bad dreams
According to a new study by researchers at the University of Montreal, nightmares have greater emotional impact than bad dreams do, and fear is not always a factor. In fact, it is mostly absent in bad dreams and in a third ...
Jan 28, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Nightmares in midlife may point to future cognitive decline, dementia
Distressing dreams in middle-aged and older adults may indicate a higher risk for future cognitive decline and all-cause dementia, according to a study presented at EAN 2024, the 10th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, ...
Jul 14, 2024
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Pediatrics
Study finds new method for diagnosing sleep disorders in children
Research at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with The University of Tulsa, has resulted in a new method of screening for sleep disorders in children. The tool, the first of its kind, allows health professionals ...
May 22, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why nightmares and 'daymares' could be early warning signs of autoimmune disease
An increase in nightmares and hallucinations—or 'daymares'—could herald the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus, say an international team led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and King's College London.
May 20, 2024
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Pediatrics
How to calm your child after a nightmare
Most parents have experienced it: Your young child wakes up distraught, sure that the nightmare they've just suffered through is real.
Feb 27, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Nightmares in middle age linked to dementia risk
People who experience frequent bad dreams in middle age are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia later in life, according to research at the University of Birmingham.
Sep 21, 2022
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Parkinson's disease: Bad dreams could be an early warning sign
Every night when we go to sleep, we spend a couple of hours in a virtual world created by our brains in which we are the main protagonist of an unfolding story we did not consciously create. In other words, we dream.
Jun 24, 2022
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