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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The discovery of a rare sleep disorder could be a treasure trove of answers to Parkinson's and dementia. StockPhotoPro - stock.adobe.com In 1982, retiree Donald Dorff was the first person to be ...

Why study isolated REM sleep behavior disorder? Although only 25 to 40% of Parkinson's patients present iRBD symptoms, the research team focused on this precursor condition for a strategic reason: it ...

Researchers have identified a link between REM (rapid eye movement) behavior sleep disorder and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s, according to research results presented at the 2017 ...

A REM sleep disorder is a precursor of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, as confirmed by a study from the Hospital Clínic Barcelona-Idibaps. This opens the door to developing strategies ...

Long-term consumption of a high level of ultraprocessed foods was tied to prodromal Parkinson's features. Increased consumption was associated with REM sleep disorder, constipation, pain, and ...

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 ...

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 ...