(Medical Xpress)—Hypnosis has begun to attract renewed interest from neuroscientists interested in using hypnotic suggestion to test predictions about normal cognitive functioning. To demonstrate the ...

Hypnosis has been a subject of interest for well over a century and has been used since the beginning of civilization. In the past, it was just a trance or a dream state, a ritual dance, or perhaps ...

Study shows that after just one session of face-to-face hypnosis, nearly half the people quit smoking. And, 23% remained complete non-smokers, said Dr David Spiegel, Willson Professor and Associate ...

Whether it's from a slip or fall, picking up heavy objects or a lack of exercise, almost everyone seems to have lower back pain at some point in life. Lower back pain has been the leading cause of ...

In a new study, scientists have established that hypnosis can trigger synesthetic experiences - where one sense triggers the involuntary use of another - within an average brain. In a new study, ...

A new treatment for stress which combines mindfulness and hypnotherapy has shown positive results. A new treatment for stress which combines mindfulness with hypnotherapy has shown positive results in ...

Women who undergo hypnosis just before breast cancer surgery need less anesthetic, and experience lower levels of pain and other side-effects following the surgery, a study suggests. Patients who had ...