Similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis suggest that dream therapy may be useful in psychiatric treatment, a European Science Foundation (ESF) workshop has found. This is strengthened by the potential evolutionary relationship between dreams and psychosis. Lucid dreaming – when you are aware y…

We’ve all experienced it after long hours driving, the eyelids getting heavy, a deep yawn, neck muscles relaxing, the urge to sleep, the head nodding down… But, you’re hands are still on the wheel and you only just stopped yourself nodding off in time to avoid the oncoming traffic. But what if your car could…

Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) negatively affect women’s sleep, according to new research. Sleep is further impaired by pain, depression and poor adherence to RA medications. Results indicate that length of time since RA diagnosis, RA disease activity, level of pain, depression symptoms and adherence to medicatio…

Exercises involving the tongue and soft palate may reduce the severity and symptoms in patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), sleep specialists report in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. OSA is a condition in which the throat muscles collapse during sleep, preventing oxygen from g…

Many children have sleep problems. Examples include: Frequent awakening during the night Talking during sleep Difficulty falling asleep Waking up crying Feeling sleepy during the day Having nightmares; or Bedwetting Teeth grinding and clenching Waking early Many childhood sleep problems are related to poor sleep habits or to …