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Calming the tremors of Parkinson's disease remains a challenge for patients and doctors alike, but new research suggests that future therapies for the condition may emerge from an unlikely place: people's sleep habits...
Scientists at Sacre-Coeur Hospital at the University of Montreal report in the journal Neurology that Parkinson's can be predicted relatively accurately up to 12 years before the first muscle tremors appear. People diagnosed with an unusual sleep condition called REM sleep disorder, in which they physically act out their dreams by kicking, screaming and even harming themselves and others lying next to them, are 18% more likely to develop a neurodegenerative disease like dementia or Parkinson's within five years of their diagnosis, and 52% more likely after 12 years. "We have been aware of the potential connection...
...trial involved nearly 100 men and women with an average age of 65, all diagnosed with REM sleep disorder. During normal sleep, our muscles become paralyzed when we enter the REM, or dream state, which explains why inside our dreams, we occasionally feel as if we can't move or are operating in slow motion. People with REM sleep disorder, however, never achieve this muscle relaxation, and researchers now believe that this could be the first sign of Parkinson's. The latest thinking on the disease holds that the uncontrolled movements that are the hallmark of Parkinson's are only...
...simpler explanation might involve blood pressure. In general, blood pressure dips during sleep, and over a 24 hour period, people sleeping less will have shorter periods of lower blood pressure, thus increasing their tendency to dislodge any unstable plaques...
Whatever the reason might be, the results of this study make it clear that sleep isn't just for dreamers. Getting enough sleep might just save your heart...