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Little-Understood Sleep Disorder Has Clear Links to Dementia

A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for its role in foreshadowing neurodegenerative brain ...

This sleep habit could be an early sign of dementia, scientists warn

It affects around two percent of adults and scientists are warning that a sleep habit might be an early warning sign for ...
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Isolated REM sleep behavior disorder may predict Parkinson's disease and dementia

An international research team led by Université de Montréal medical professor Shady Rahayel has made a major breakthrough in predicting neurodegenerative diseases. Thanks to two complementary UdeM ...
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A little-understood sleep disorder affects millions and has clear links to dementia – 4 questions answered

Past age 50, men are much more likely to have REM sleep behavior disorder than women. Jose Luis Pelaez/Stone via Getty Images Every night, you go through four to five sleep cycles. Each cycle, lasting ...
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This sleep habit could be an early dementia warning

Acting out dreams linked to later cognitive decline.
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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

You're gently drifting off to sleep when suddenly your arms and legs convulse and you jolt yourself awake. Or, perhaps you're relaxing in bed when, out of the blue, your dozing partner does an ...
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I told a doctor about my weird sleep disorder — it’s leading to major breakthroughs in Parkinson’s and dementia research

In 1982, retiree Donald Dorff was the first person to be diagnosed with a sleep disorder that, unbeknownst to him at the time, would unlock monumental breakthroughs in research for dementia and ...
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REM Sleep Disorder: The Hidden Early Sign of Parkinson's and Dementia

* Isolated REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is a strong predictor of future neurological disease, with 90% eventually affected// * Weaker glymphatic function in the brain predicts Parkinson's in ...
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Breakthrough in predicting Parkinson’s and dementia in people with REM sleep behavior disorder

An international research team led by Université de Montréal medical professor Shady Rahayel has made a major breakthrough in predicting neurodegenerative diseases. Thanks to two complementary UdeM ...
CNN

He was the first person to be diagnosed with a new sleep disorder. It led to a scientific breakthrough

Donald Dorff could hear the crowd roaring as he snatched the quarterback’s pitch from the air and sprinted toward the goal line. “There was a 280-pound tackle waiting for me, so I decided to give him ...
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How can you get more REM sleep? Here's what experts say.

You did it! You finally won the lottery, and you're making plans to spend all that cash ... but then you're startled awake by your alarm clock. It was just a dream (sigh). Whether or not you remember ...
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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Host Mark Evans welcomes back sleep medicine specialist Dr. Srinivasan Devanathan along with nurse practitioner Desiree Heim for an in-depth discussion on REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD)—a condition ...