… grant builds upon the research from a prior grant: Using Sleep Modulation to Enhance the Brain’s Waste Clearance … mechanisms. Linked to this finding is the fact that sleep disruptions are common in people with Parkinson’s, … disease to investigate how enhancing a particular phase of sleep can promote natural brain clearance pathways, …

… that are a side effect of long-term levodopa treatment), sleep disorders and excessive salivation. “The Michael J. … , MD, of the University of Michigan will focus on improving sleep disorders, a common problem in Parkinson’s. Dr. Albin … investigate the role of serotonin neurons in PD-related sleep-disordered breathing. He will visualize serotonin …

… the NHMRC Synergy Program Synergise, Integrate and Enhance Sleep Research to Transform Brain Ageing (SIESTA), focused … and Alzheimer’s disease. Her program uses gold-standard sleep and circadian assessments to understand how disrupted … She is developing streamlined pathways for integrating sleep evaluation into memory clinics and is building the …

… at Harvard Medical School, Chief of the Division of Sleep Neurology at Mass General Brigham (MGB), and Director of the MGH Program on Sleep, Circadian Biology, and Neurodegeneration. Dr. Videnovic has devoted his research to the interface of sleep, circadian biology, and brain health, biomarker …

… Study Rationale:     Non-motor symptoms including sleep disturbances are common and enormously impact quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Sleep disruption affects motor function and can occur before … provide the main light signal to the brain for initiating sleep are impaired in PD. Selectively illuminating these …

… Study Rationale:  Non-motor symptoms including sleep disturbances are common and enormously impact on the quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease. Sleep disruption affects motor function and can occur before … provide the main light signal to the brain for initiating sleep, are impaired in PD. Selectively illuminating these …