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Yo-El S. Ju, MD, MSCI
… Yo-El S. Ju is a neurologist with subspecialty training in sleep medicine. Her research interests focus on the bidirectional relationship between sleep and neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s … Stage 2 (NAPS2) U19 protocol focused on REM sleep behavior disorder as a prodromal condition with a high …
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Daniela Noain , PhD
… Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the European Sleep Research Society. Her research focuses on the role of sleep dynamics and protein homeostasis in neurodegenerative … disease. Her laboratory investigates how slow-wave sleep modulation influences pathogenic protein accumulation, …
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Ask the MD: Predicting How Parkinson's Will Progress
April 11, 2019
… symptoms and non-movement symptoms (such as cognitive problems and REM sleep behavior disorder ) they had, and how severe they … for a wheelchair, dementia (significant memory and thinking problems) and move to a nursing home. The researchers also …
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Ghrelin - a Peripheral, Preclinical Biomarker for Parkinson's Disease
… as well as between healthy controls and patients with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) - a sleep disorder that confers a high risk to develop PD. … affected in PD (gastro-intestinal tract, mood, cognition, sleep, etc.). Proof of an early disturbance in the ghrelin …
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Seven Misconceptions about Living with Parkinson's Disease
April 1, 2016
… can wear off before it’s time for another dose. Sleep patterns, fatigue and mood can also be unpredictable … Parkinson’s symptoms . The disease can also include sleep problems, mood disorders, constipation and other …
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Ask the MD: The Holidays and Parkinson's
December 21, 2017
… schedule, but exercise can boost your mood and help your sleep. Even 30 minutes of walking per day is beneficial. If … or friends, make it a group activity! Keep your usual sleep schedule. Going to bed and getting up around the same … in unfamiliar environments. People who have memory problems or dementia may be prone to confusion in new or …