Parkinson’s Patients with Freezing of Gait Most Likely Have Sleep Disorders
Studies point to a more than 95% probability that a patient who experiences freezing episodes will also have a sleep disorder.
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Positive Sound Exposure Reduces Nightmares in Sleep Study
Investigators found that positive sound exposure, used in conjunction with imagery rehearsal therapy, produced promising results for individuals with nightmare disorders.
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FDA Grants NightWare’s De Novo Application to Treat Nightmares in PTSD
The device provides gentle vibration through touch based on an analysis of heart rate and motion during sleep.
Read MoreREM Sleep Behavior Disorder May Be a Symptom of ‘Body-First’ Parkinson’s Disease
The researchers refer to the two types of Parkinson’s disease as body-first and brain-first. They found evidence RBD is a prodromal phenotype for the body-first type.
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Can CTE Cause REM Sleep Behavior Disorder?
Scientists found that 32% of the contact sport athletes with CTE experienced sleep symptoms characteristic of REM sleep behavior disorder.
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Sleep Paralysis in Narcolepsy: 4 Steps Help Ease the Experience, Finds a Pilot Study
Sleep paralysis could be treated using a technique of meditation-relaxation, suggests a pilot study published today.
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Mark W. Mahowald, MD, Parasomnia Pioneer, Dies at 76
Mark W. Mahowald, MD, who dedicated his career to sleep medicine—much of it as sleep center director at the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center, a part of Hennepin County Medical Center—died of pneumonia on March 18, with his family at his side.
Read MoreA Guide Dog for Nightmares
The New York Times reports on how a dog named Bentley helped a young dancer heal from the abuse of the former physician Larry Nassar. When Grace French got her new puppy, Bentley, she began training him right away, but not the...
Read MoreNightmares Are Good for You, According to Scientists
Elemental by Medium asks: Is there a reason our mind puts us through these frightening scenarios?“Dream content goes in repetitive circles the same way our waking thinking does. Everything you’re thinking about...
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How Dreams Prepare Us to Face Fears
Do bad dreams serve a real purpose? To answer this question, researchers from the University of...
Read MoreClinical Challenges: REM Sleep Disorder as Parkinson’s Precursor
A rare sleep disorder characterized by acting out dreams during REM sleep is linked to the movement disorder Parkinson’s disease, reports MedPage Today. “It is widely believed that RBD is one of the earliest markers...
Read MoreTU Psychologists Conduct Sleep Studies to Reduce Nightmares in Children
Psychologists at the University of Tulsa are looking into what causes nightmares and giving children the brain power to make them go away, reports KJRH.”Nightmares can be caused by anxiety, by stress,” Lisa Cromer,...
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PTSD Ups Odds of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Veterans
Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or concussion have a thrashing...
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Should REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Patients Be Screened for Changes in Their Blood’s Immune Cells?
In addition to paving the way for supplemental medication for patients who have already been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, Nissen also points out that the study suggests new ways of preventing or delaying the development of Parkinson’s disease.
Read MoreWhy Are Some People Affected by Sleep Paralysis?
Overall, there’s still a lot scientists don’t know about sleep paralysis and why some people are more prone to it than others, reports The Conversation. Falling asleep is a bit like flicking off a light switch....
Read MoreImpulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Among patients with early Parkinson’s disease, impulse control behaviors (ICBs) are common in the early stages of the disease, with a significant proportion having symptoms of subsyndromal impulse control disorders...
Read MorePeople Are Having Stress Dreams About Losing Their AirPods
Mashable interviews sleep experts on what it means that people are having nightmares about their gadgets.Our growing dependence on devices could be influencing our dreams, says Guy Leschziner, a neurologist, sleep physician, and...
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