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Shady Rahayel, PsyD, PhD
… Shady Rahayel is a clinical sleep psychologist and neuropsychologist specializing in … imaging researcher at the Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine. His research program focuses on developing … neurodegenerative mechanisms associated with isolated REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD), a condition in which over …
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Michele Hu, PhD, MD
… Parkinson’s disease (PD), with particular focus on REM sleep behavior disorder and how sleep affects neurodegeneration. Her interests include the …
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Oliver Rawashdeh, PhD
… rhythms. Since 2015, he heads the Chronobiology and Sleep Research Group at the University of Queensland. His … on the neuronal activity that governs cognition and sleep. More recently, he and his team turned their attention … findings into tools for correcting the debilitating sleep disturbances and circadian dysfunction of Parkinson’s …
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Elie Matar, BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRACP
… Dr. Elie Matar is an Australian-trained neurologist, sleep physician, and NHMRC-funded clinician-scientist with subspecialty expertise in sleep medicine, cognitive neurology, and movement disorders. … modeling to interrogate symptom mechanisms in REM sleep behavior disorder, Parkinson’s disease, and Lewy body …
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My Research Journey: I Don’t Have Parkinson’s, But I Could Help Stop It
August 13, 2021
… and his wife, Debbie. Brian Duggan, 67, lives with REM sleep behavior disorder, which is when you act out dreams while asleep. It’s a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease, and many … including individuals who act out their dreams while asleep. Learn more at michaeljfox.org/ppmi . Risk and the …
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Mental & Physical Health
… Parkinson's can cause movement symptoms, as well as mood, sleep and energy changes. Each symptom has a specific … a routine that is safe and you enjoy. Read More Fatigue & Sleep Fatigue and trouble sleeping are common in Parkinson's. Pinpointing the cause of …