TUESDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder -- a condition in which people act out often violent and disturbing dreams -- is associated with anxiety, apathy, lower levels of attention and executive functioning, and symptoms of Parkinson's disease, according to three new studies.

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