Background Hypnic jerks are generally viewed as benign, transient motor events at sleep onset. In rare cases, however, they evolve into...

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Agenda — Meeting #6 1. Drafting response to Neurosom email if we are to pursue 2. Erika meeting follow-up (no follow-up yet;...

Goals of Research Team Define what (excessive fragmentary) hypnic jerking is by developing and testing SOVM  (Sleep-onset...

Voltage Gated Ion Channels and Sleep. The Journal of Membrane Biology  (Volume 257, Issues 5–6, Pages 269–280) published December 2024,...

09/20/2025 Next-Gen Disease Screen (NGDS) & Related Tools Next-Gen Disease Screen (NGDS) • NGDS screens hundreds of genetic markers for...

Thanks to “Team HJ” patients, we’ve added a major supporting article and an additional team member!

SOVM Meeting #5 — Minutes & Action Plan          ​​     Attendees: • Dr. Giuseppe Lanza — neurology; sleep-related movement disorders;...

Septemeber 5, 2025 Dr. Erika says she would like to have a first meeting with folks who have their genetics returned to teach them what...

Article Integration Summary – SOVM Sleep-Onset Oscillatory Vasomotor Myoclonus 1. RAAS in PTSD: ACE and ARBs Reduce Symptoms (J Clin...

Erika Schwarz Taylor, PhD (Texas State University) — Genomics & Data Strategy Lead Genomic Data Analysis: Organize and interpret WGS,...

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS BLOG Date: August 22, 2025 1) Eve’s Role & Interest • Title: Creator Marketing Manager at Sequencing.com •...

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE INFORMATION ELSEWHERE Meeting covered cohort composition, data strategy, IRB/ethics, funding considerations, a...

We’ve just wrapped up Meeting #4 of the Sleep-Onset Oscillatory Vasomotor Myoclonus (SOVM) project, and the progress is exciting on every...

SOVM Sensitivity & Variability The following summarizes the integrated framework linking the three main sensitivity categories observed...