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...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 the latest and most advanced sign...
...sleep disorder itself can be treated with medications, but those drugs won't slow the decline in nerve function that's responsible for Parkinson's. But identifying the disease at this earlier stage may help scientists come up with newer ways of protecting the motor neurons from further damage. "We don't have agents now to stop the degeneration of Parkinson's," says Postuma. "But once we have those agents, as far as I'm concerned, every patient with REM sleep disorder should be taking...
...ICTR had originally been intended to try all those guilty of genocide or violations of humanitarian law. But it was slow to get moving - three years passed before the first trial started. Finally, when it became clear in 2003 that the court was proceeding too slowly, prosecutors shifted their focus to high-level cases and transferred the rest to national courts or Rwanda's gacaca system, styled after South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, in which alleged perpetrators get lighter sentences if they acknowledge their guilt before an audience of victims or their families...
...LaSalle Hotels, the hotel investment and advisory service provider, had predicted India would need to add 150,000 new rooms in the next four years to keep up with demand. Now, much like other formerly glowing sectors like retail and real estate, things are rapidly rolling downhill. "Things will slow down primarily due to three reasons," says Sudeep Jain of Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj, "Due to the economic slowdown, demand has already dipped. The terror attacks led to bookings being cancelled. And due to the credit crunch, fewer deals will be struck so fewer people will be traveling...
...study clearly supports the idea of a seasonal injection or two, but if slow-release naltrexone works as well as it does, does this call the value of the daily doses into question? When you're dealing with patients who are struggling with as powerful a temptation as alcohol, is there any argument against a treatment that requires them to reaffirm their commitment just 12 times a year instead of 365 times? "No argument at all," says Rosenbloom. If you're battling alcohol addiction, that simple answer may be the best holiday gift...