Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

If you've heard a gun shot while you fall asleep that didn't actually happen, you may be experiencing exploding head syndrome. The most disturbing thing about exploding head syndrome is when it hits ...

A disorder known as 'exploding head syndrome' has been found to be far more common among young people than previously believed, affecting nearly 1 in 5 of those studied. The condition causes ...

Scientists regularly solve mysteries about the body. For instance, they've recently discovered that magnetism is behind why your molecules are right or left-handed and that the ability to walk upright ...

For a long time, I never gave sleep science much thought. The closest I came to probing what transpires when we close our eyes at night was putting a friend’s hand in a cup of warm water to see if ...

Exploding head syndrome may sound like something out of a science fiction movie—but in fact it’s a very real sleep disorder. People with this sleep phenomenon are prone to experiencing loud and sudden ...