But nightmares come in all shapes and sizes, Nielsen says. In some instances, a bad dream’s setting or events may be innocent ...

Nightmares in healthy middle-aged and older adults may be an independent risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia, particularly in men, new research suggests. Results from a large cohort study ...

As if nightmares aren't frightful enough, new research links frequent bad dreams to aging faster and dying earlier. Nightmare frequency is a stronger predictor of premature death than smoking, obesity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine you’re drifting off to sleep, warm and safe beneath your down comforter. Your cat is snoozing quietly by your side. Soon, ...

You'd think that once you hit double digits in life you would be rid of nightmares forever. But, in actuality, there are 30-something-year-olds, or older, who still use a small night light to scare ...

We all occasionally have nightmares when we are stressed or sick, but for some people, recurrent nightmares can wreck their sleep and affect their ability to function properly throughout the day. For ...

There may even be a way to step in and change the nightmare narrative—stimulating the brain to allow the dreamer to take ...

Bad dreams could be an early indicator of Parkinson's disease, scientists have found. In a paper published on Wednesday in the journal eClinicalMedicine, researchers from the University of Birmingham ...

A nightmare is a bad dream that wakes you up. Nightmares disrupt your sleep and are very distressing. Sometimes the anticipation of having a nightmare can in itself disrupt sleep. Fortunately, ...

Nightmares are bad enough, but night terrors can be even scarier. Here's how they differ and ways to treat both. Joshua Cox-Steib is a sociologist and freelance writer. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ...