But nightmares come in all shapes and sizes, Nielsen says. In some instances, a bad dream’s setting or events may be innocent, but the emotions the dreamer feels are ones of terror, disgust or ...

Bad dreams may be more than a nuisance, according to a new study that linked the stress nightmares put on the body to premature deaths. Up to 85 percent of adults say they have an occasional nightmare ...

There may even be a way to step in and change the nightmare narrative—stimulating the brain to allow the dreamer to take control of the experience, all the while remaining asleep. The seeds of future ...

New research suggests that there’s a link between having regular nightmares and dying early. People who had weekly nightmares were three times as likely to die early as those who had them less often.

"Scared to death" might not be just a saying, as far as nightmares are concerned. People who have frequent nightmares appear to have a tripled risk of premature death, according to a new study ...