Paralysis is when you can’t move certain parts of your body after something goes wrong with their connection to your brain. It comes in many different forms and can be temporary or permanent, or even ...

Paralysis refers to temporary or permanent loss of voluntary muscle movement in a body part or region. People can experience localized, generalized, partial, or complete paralysis. Share on Pinterest ...

Imagine waking up early one morning. You’re able to see and hear everything around you and you can breathe just fine—but you can’t move. At all. Your limbs are frozen, your head is heavy, and you ...

Sleep paralysis occurs when a person’s consciousness is awake, but their body is still in a paralyzed sleep state. A person may be unable to speak and feel pressure on their chest. It can be a symptom ...

You wake up out of a murky sleep and find that you’re unable to move your body, from your forehead all the way down to your little toe. You’re completely paralyzed! You also have a crushing feeling in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Imagine waking up from a peaceful night’s sleep, only to find yourself unable ...

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified ...

Have you ever dozed off for a 30-minute nap and woken up with a demon perched on your chest, pinning you to your bed? English folklore once dubbed such nocturnal visitations as simply "nightmares." ...

A 56-year-old East St. Louis man who was struck by a Metrolink train on tracks in Swansea on March 4 has died. Jeffrey Coker, who suffered a severed foot and paralysis following the accident, died ...

Dan Denis receives funding from an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Advanced Quantitative Methods PhD studentship. He is also the researcher for The Sleep Paralysis Project “I awake in bed ...