What happens when you suddenly stop breathing during sleep? In sleep apnea, airflow to the lungs is either partially or completely disrupted, causing breathing to…
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Sleep Disorders and Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that gradually affects the nervous system and an individual’s overall movement. The age of onset for Parkinson’s is typically…
More Than Just a Bad Dream
You can feel it coming. Tapping your phone screen, you curse as you realize the time, 3:02 AM. It has been several hours since you…
The Fallacy of Narcolepsy
“Hi, I’m Carol…” (Bernandi et al., 1999) she says as she lags off the ending of her name, closing her eyes and dropping to the…