PD /neuro/taxonomy/term/782/all en Sleep disorder linked to neurodegeneration is focus of $35 million USD grant /neuro/channels/news/sleep-disorder-linked-neurodegeneration-focus-35-million-usd-grant-333885 <h2><b>International team seeks hidden signs of brain damage in REM behavior disorder</b></h2> <p>People with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder act out their dreams. While sleeping safely in bed, for example, they might throw up their arms to catch an imaginary ball, or try to run from an illusory assailant. Such actions are more than just a nuisance. People with the disorder have a 50 to 80 per cent chance of developing a serious neurodegenerative disease within a decade of diagnosis.</p> Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:48:10 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 5143 at /neuro Paddling past Parkinson’s /neuro/article/temoignages-de-patients/paddling-past-parkinsons Patrick Sullivan keeps active and motivated in the face of disease Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:45:14 +0000 Victor Swoboda 4979 at /neuro Parkinson’s Month Q&A /neuro/article/patients/parkinsons-month-q-and Manon Day and Anne McIsaac spoke to us about Parkinson's disease, their experience and what awareness means for them. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:06:58 +0000 Shawn Hayward 4976 at /neuro Disease causing mutation found in French-Canadians /neuro/channels/news/disease-causing-mutation-found-french-canadians-290040 <p><strong>Carriers at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disease </strong></p> <p>A team of Canadian scientists, including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) has discovered the first French-Canadian founder mutation gene linked to synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy-Bodies (DLB) and multiple system atrophy (MSA).</p> Wed, 26 Sep 2018 16:47:53 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 3177 at /neuro Can gut infection trigger Parkinson’s disease? /neuro/article/research/can-gut-infection-trigger-parkinsons-disease Results suggest some forms of PD are an autoimmune disease triggered years before noticeable symptoms Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:20:34 +0000 Université de Montréal 3895 at /neuro Opening science for patients /neuro/article/open-science-patients-research/opening-science-patients Ben Stecher thinks researchers have a moral obligation to share data Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:52:31 +0000 Shawn Hayward 3878 at /neuro