Countless people report waking to a dark figure looming over them. Science blames sleep paralysis—others aren’t so sure.

Rein is diagnosed with narcolepsy—a chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming, uncontrollable daytime drowsiness ...

Pop star Britney Spears is facing backlash for dancing in a pink bikini like some sort of "sleep paralysis demon," per one ...

Sleepwalking isn’t the only parasomnia, though — other sleep conditions such as sleep paralysis, bed wetting and even sleep talking can be classed as a parasomnia. So what causes them?

This is sleep paralysis, and when it is accompanied by dream-like imagery or sensations, we refer to it as hypnagogic (falling asleep) or hypnopompic (waking up) hallucinations.” “During an ...

Around 30% of people will experience sleep paralysis at least once. Here’s why and what you can do about it.

Though scientists know that wake-sleep glitch is what’s happening during a sleep paralysis episode, they’re not entirely sure why. But there are several factors that can increase the risk of ...

While the aforementioned treatments can help reduce the frequency or length of sleep paralysis episodes, there isn’t yet a gold-standard treatment that can stop an episode once it’s happening.

Though scientists know that wake-sleep glitch is what’s happening during a sleep paralysis episode, they’re not entirely sure why. But there are several factors that can increase the risk of ...

Sleep paralysis usually doesn’t need any special treatment. I don’t have any more advice for you other than to maintain good sleep hygiene ...