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·September 21, 2022·2 min read

Nightmares in Middle Age Linked to Dementia Risk

Middle-aged people who experience at least one nightmare a week are four times more likely to experience cognitive decline during the following decade. Older adults who experience weekly nightmares are twice as likely to develop dementia. The association is much stronger for men than women.

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·June 8, 2022·4 min read

Bad Dreams Could Be Early Warning of Parkinson’s Disease

Older adults who frequently experience bad dreams or nightmares are twice as likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a new study reports.

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·May 21, 2022·3 min read

In What Language Is a Bilingual or Multilingual Person Most Likely to Dream?

Researchers explore how bilingualism and multilingualism influence the language we dream in.

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·May 12, 2022·4 min read

Strange Dreams Might Help Your Brain Learn Better

Dreams that appear to be simultaneously realistic and bizarre help our brains learn and extract generic concepts from previous experiences, a new study reports.

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·August 22, 2021·6 min read

Being Chased, Losing Your Teeth or Falling Down? What Science Says About Recurring Dreams

Two-thirds of people report experiencing recurring dreams, especially during times of stress. Researchers evaluate how the phenomenon occurs, and factors that contribute to recurring dreams.

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·July 21, 2021·2 min read

How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Our Dreams?

From more frequent sleep disruptions to increased lucid dreams, a new study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted sleep and dreaming.

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·June 11, 2021·2 min read

Dreams Reflect Multiple Memories and Anticipate Future Events

53% of dreams can be traced to memories, and of those, 50% are linked to memory sources of multiple previous life events. Additionally, 26% of dreams are associated with impending events. Future-orientated dreams become more prevalent during deeper stages of sleep.

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·May 14, 2021·4 min read

Our Dreams’ Weirdness Might Be Why We Have Them

Inspired by techniques to train deep neural networks, researchers have proposed a new hypothesis of dreaming. The hypothesis suggests the strangeness of our dreams may help our brains better generalize our day-to-day experiences.

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·March 1, 2021·6 min read

As Death Approaches, Our Dreams Offer Comfort and Reconciliation

More than 80% of patients nearing the end of life reported experiencing dreams that were vivid, meaningful, and transformative. Patients reported the dreams made them feel supported, reassured and helped them to accept their impending death.

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·February 4, 2021·5 min read

Mathematics Used to Analyze the Semantics of Dream Reports During the Pandemic

Researchers say our dreams are reflecting fears and anxiety associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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·September 25, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19 Spurs Anxious and Upsetting Dreams

New studies reveal COVID-19 is having a negative impact on sleep, spurring dreams that cause anxiety and emotional upset. Women appear to experience more disturbing dreams than men.

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·October 21, 2019·2 min read

One in three pain patients suffer side effects after ketamine infusion therapy

35% of patients who used ketamine to manage pain reported significant side effects ranging from hallucination, out-of-body experiences, visual disturbances, and urinary dysfunction. 20% of the side effects were linked directly to ketamine, and 15% associated with ketamine in combination with other drugs.

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