Bright Light Therapy Helps Parkinson’s Sleep Disturbances, Study Suggests

Bright light therapy can help improve sleep in people with Parkinson’s disease, likely due to its effects on the body’s “clock” genes that become dysregulated due to Parkinson’s treatment, a new study suggests. The study, “Bright light improves sleep in patients with…

Study Examines Risk Factors for Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s Patients

Use of dopamine agonists, earlier disease onset, being male, and having personality traits such as impulsiveness and high novelty-seeking are among the risk factors for developing impulse control disorders (ICDs) in people with Parkinson’s, according to a review study. The research, “Impulse control disorders in Parkinson’s…