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A woman sleeping

A drug's weird side effect lets people control their dreams

16 August 2018

Researchers have developed the most effective technique for lucid dreaming yet, and it may allow people to fulfil fantasies and overcome nightmares and phobias
A fish on a line

Man dreams in colour for first time during cancer radiotherapy

5 May 2017

An Australian who used to dream in black and white began dreaming in vivid colour about cars, fish  and former girlfriends while having cancer radiotherapy

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