Articles Tagged With: sleep
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Effect of Sleep on Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is associated with sleep disorders commonly. Disrupted sleep patterns appear to make dyskinesias worse in patients treated with levodopa therapy.
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Recent Advances in Sleep Medicine
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Chicken or Egg: Does Improving Sleep Improve Mental Health?
Authors of this large, randomized, controlled study strongly suggest that better sleep leads to improvement in several areas of mental health, and that a digital form of cognitive behavior therapy can significantly help in treatment of insomnia.
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Sleep Habits and the Development of Dementia
The relationship between quality of sleep and the development of dementia is controversial and not yet clearly elucidated nor understood.
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Oily Fish Is Associated With Better Sleep
A study in Ecuador showed a strong positive correlation between dietary oily fish intake and sleep quality.
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REM Sleep, Not Slow-wave Sleep, Decreases Dementia Risk
In a series of clinical studies of cognitively normal people older than 60 years of age, disruption of REM sleep and reduced quantity of REM sleep increased the risk of developing Alzheimer-type dementia.
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Is Sleep a Clue to a Modifiable Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease?
Evidence is accumulating that disruptions in sleep patterns, particularly slow-wave and REM sleep, alter amyloid-β production and clearance through the cerebrospinal fluid pathways and may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Induces Altered Sleep and Impaired Memory
Traumatic brain injury may induce a chronic state of altered sleep with impaired memory consolidation and mood disorders.
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Bright-light Therapy for Daytime Sleepiness in Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Light therapy has been shown to be beneficial in treating excessive daytime sleepiness in Parkinson’s disease patients and also may improve sleep quality.
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Chocolate Counteracts the Effects of Sleep Deprivation
An acute administration of a chocolate rich in flavanols (a subclass of flavonoids) was found to mitigate the cardiovascular and cognitive effects of sleep deprivation in a group of young and healthy individuals.