Virago Press, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, has pre-empted Once, I Was Fire, the debut novel by Eleanor Davies, in a six-figure, two-book deal. Publishing director Carla Josephson acquired ...

A Lanarkshire hypnotist and mind reader who was inspired by Derren Brown to launch a stage career has helped people to cure their fear of exotic spiders and snakes. Fraser Penman, from East Kilbride, ...

On paper, my morning routine reads like the ravings of a madwoman. First, I stick my head out of the window and look near (not at, mind you), the sun. (If it’s an exceptionally nice day, I’ll stand in ...

When a movie grips you from the first frame and refuses to let go, you know you’re watching something special. Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, is exactly that kind of film. It’s not just a vampire ...

Hypnosis is safe and can work as both a standalone or a complementary treatment with other therapies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Writing for The Conversation, David Acunzo, an assistant professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, examines when and why hypnosis may be used ...

We’ve all seen it, typically on television or on stage: A hypnotist selects a few members from the audience, and with what seems to be little more than a steely stare or a few choice words, they’re ...

David Acunzo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although hypnosis can help with a number of medical conditions, it doesn't work for everything. Paula Connelly/iStock via Getty ...

Less than 2 minutes of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) targeting specific areas of the brain can boost an individual's ability to be hypnotized, in new findings that could increase the ...