People with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder react physically to what they are dreaming. During episodes, a person vocalizes or screams, and/or engages in complex and sometimes violent ...

Abnormal behavior during rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep may signal deteriorating cognitive ability, a local study showed Monday. Researchers at Seoul Nationa ...

Dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs), a class of drugs approved to treat insomnia, may also be effective for rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD), a new study suggests. About 3 million ...

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 ...

What is REM sleep disorder? REM sleep disorder (RBD) is a type of parasomnia associated with synucleinopathies ––a diverse group of neurodegenerative disorders thought to share a common pathologic ...

Experts say medication commonly used to treat insomnia may also be a therapeutic option for the condition known as REM sleep behavior disorder. Mount Sinai researchers have published what they say is ...