In the early 20th century, a mysterious disease swept across the world, leaving millions unable to move, speak, or ...

"People have forgotten what life is all about," Robert De Niro's character says in the film "Awakenings" after being revived from the shut-down state he had been in for 30 years. "They've forgotten ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn comparisons to the 1918 influenza pandemic. Both spread globally with remarkable speed, and their acute phases led to millions of deaths. What might come as a surprise ...

Encephalitis lethargica is an unusual form of encephalitis, also known of as “sleepy sickness.” The condition was first defined in 1917 by Constantin von Economo, a neurologist who described the ...

Imagine a pandemic that spread across the world, causing death and disability to hundreds of thousands of people. Having lived through COVID-19, this isn’t too difficult a task. But there was one big ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

No one knew how to cure encephalitis lethargica (sleeping sickness) two years ago when Mrs. Jane Norton Grew Morgan, wife of John Pierpont Morgan contracted the disease. She drowsed for eight weeks, ...

Truth, it's often said, is stranger than fiction. The neurological illness affected people across the world during World War I. “Some begged for sleep that wouldn’t come, whilst others lived as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “People have forgotten what life is all about,” Robert De Niro’s character says in the film Awakenings after being revived from ...