RBD is marked by loss of REM sleep atonia, leading to physical dream enactment. Polysomnography is essential to confirm RBD and rule out other disorders. Idiopathic RBD is a strong predictor of ...

A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for its role in foreshadowing neurodegenerative brain ...

Past age 50, men are much more likely to have REM sleep behavior disorder than women. Jose Luis Pelaez/Stone via Getty Images Every night, you go through four to five sleep cycles. Each cycle, lasting ...

* Isolated REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is a strong predictor of future neurological disease, with 90% eventually affected// * Weaker glymphatic function in the brain predicts Parkinson's in ...

You're gently drifting off to sleep when suddenly your arms and legs convulse and you jolt yourself awake. Or, perhaps you're relaxing in bed when, out of the blue, your dozing partner does an ...

Host Mark Evans welcomes back sleep medicine specialist Dr. Srinivasan Devanathan along with nurse practitioner Desiree Heim for an in-depth discussion on REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD)—a condition ...

AI-powered algorithm can analyze video recordings of clinical sleep tests and more accurately diagnose REM sleep behavior disorder. A Mount Sinai-led team of researchers has enhanced an artificial ...