When the researchers blocked the input to these neurons, the mice began moving during their sleep, just like someone with RBD.
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.
In patients with obstructive sleep apnea, nightmares, narcolepsy, parasomnias, and other sleep disorders, service animals may add a valuable, and currently underappreciated, treatment option.
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 MoreAmong 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 MoreMashable 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...
Read MoreA Pittsburgh-based start-up company, Rehat LLC (dba NOCTEM), was selected for a competitive $1.33M award by Medical Technology Consortium Enterprise (MTEC) to pilot a telehealth platform treating the unmet sleep healthcare needs...
Read MoreTo see light as a prescription digital therapeutic for PTSD patients affected by nightmares, NightWare is testing its app among veterans and the general public, reports MobiHealthNews. “[Breakthrough status] is a really nice...
Read MoreNightmares often co-exist with other sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and others, reports Fox13. Sometimes a sleep study is needed. “We are able to assess if there is any coexisting sleep...
Read MoreNightmares could be a sign of mental health issues, reports CNN. If bad dreams start frequenting your nights, it could be a sign of health problems. An estimated 2% to 8% of adults can’t get rest because terrifying dreams...
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Nightmares and insomnia often accompany posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and increase suicide...
Read MoreTo help parse fact from fiction, some experts explain exactly how sleep paralysis in the Netflix show The Haunting of Hill House works, reports Bustle. “Sleep paralysis often rears its ugly head when you’re just starting to fall...
Read MoreUsing only smartphone sensor recordings, investigators were able determine whether a participant had idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder or Parkinson’s disease, reports Neurology Today. “There is growing interest in...
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Edited by sleep and movement disorders specialists, a new comprehensive book addresses scientific...
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A variety of treatment options may be effective for nightmare disorder in adults, according to a...
Read MoreNightmare disorder involves repeated occurrences of nightmares that cause clinically significant distress or impairment, reports the Deccan Chronicle. Many people suffer from nightmare disorder, also known as ‘dream...
Read MorePilot data from a recent study suggest that sleep paralysis and hypnogogic/hypnopompic hallucinations are widespread in student athletes and are independently associated with symptoms of depression. This study examines the...
Read MoreCentral to the defense in the in the Tex McIver murder trial is the contention that McIver was asleep when he fired the gun, reports the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Carter also told police Tex McIver was “asleep with the gun...
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