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What We Fund: $25.2M to Studies toward Restorative Sleep, Better Cognitive Function and More Improvements
April 18, 2023
… See full list of MJFF funded studies. Enhancing Sleep in Parkinson’s Disease Sleep disruption is a symptom often associated with PD. … will test potential therapies that improve “slow-wave sleep” — a stage of sleep that plays a role in growth, …
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What We Fund: $34.2M Toward Light Therapy for Sleep, Freezing of Gait and More
April 29, 2024
… the impact of light therapy for reducing PD symptoms Sleep disturbances are common in Parkinson’s. With earlier … provide the main light signal to the brain for initiating sleep are impaired in PD. They have developed a light … this lighting technology on melanopsin cell function and on sleep and motor behaviors in people with PD. The Michael …
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Episode 22: Investigating Light Therapy For Sleep and Motor Function in People with PD with Beatrix Feigl
September 3, 2024
… Sleep disturbances, such as insomnia, sleep fragmentation, excessive daytime sleepiness, and REM sleep behavior disorder are common in …
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Searching for Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease in Genetics and How We Sleep, Smell and Digest
May 24, 2012
… funding studies that aim to find out more about how REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD), heart rate variability , and …
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The Role of Viral Infection in Immune Dysregulation of Cells in Parkinson’s
… because of disease onset. Most individuals diagnosed with a sleeping disorder called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) are likely to develop PD. By … Sleep Disorders …