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Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), the second most common type of dementia, requires a multifactorial approach to reduce symptoms.
While sneezing during sleep is generally not possible, it is possible to wake up to sneeze. If the body senses irritation in the nose and is not in a deep stage of sleep, then someone may wake up to ...
Martin Pickard awoke in a state of terror. He had been dreaming that he was in a taxi, interviewing DJ Tony Blackburn. The ...
Despite the limited research, Gargano shares that a few studies have recently come out with fascinating findings. They showed that healthy eating habits, including a diet rich in fruit with lower ...
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia with dream enactment and presence of REM sleep without atonia (RSWA). RBD diagnosed manually via polysomnography (PSG) scoring, which is time ...
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder causes more than dream enactment—it’s a powerful clue to neurodegenerative disease risk.
Learn facts about sleep, during which the body rests, recuperates and performs essential repairs.
"Normally, during REM sleep, the brain induces muscle atonia (temporary paralysis) to prevent dream enactment. Occasionally, consciousness can return slightly before muscle control, affecting ...
Sleep disorders are common in people with Parkinson's disease. These disorders, which increase in frequency throughout the course of the neurodegenerative disease and impair quality of life, include ...
Sleep myoclonus is involuntary muscle twitching movements that may occur in children or adults as they fall asleep or during sleep. Learn about the causes and how it’s treated.
In the specific process of sleep paralysis, the coexistence of GABA and glycine in the metabotropic and ionotropic inhibition subtypes are essential to the occurrence of REM motor paralysis, “masseter ...