Newfoundlanders called sleep paralysis an attack of the “Old Hag.” Sleep paralysis has been recognized by scholars and doctors since the ancient Greeks, Sharplesss said. Too much blood ...

You’re in the dark in your bedroom and suddenly feel a weight on your chest. You cannot move your limbs. A figure reaches out ...

Sleep paralysis and the illusion of ghostly encounters ... a phenomenon historically associated with supernatural folklore ...

What you’re experiencing is likely sleep paralysis, a common yet unsettling phenomenon that is said to affect about one in three people at least once in their lives. Dr Therese Thornton ...

Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move or speak. It happens when you pass between stages of wakefulness and sleep. [iStockphoto] Over the years, Simon Mwangi has been ...

This feature is part of a National Post series by health reporter Sharon Kirkey on what is keeping us up at night. In the series, Kirkey talks to sleep scientists and brain researchers to explore our ...