How Retirement Changes Sleep
Researchers in Finland used accelerometers to study how the 24-hour movement behaviors change in relation to each other when a person retires.
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LatestHow Circadian Rhythm Disruption Can Accelerate Aging
Sleep-wake circadian rhythm is an important mechanism to maintain biological timekeeping, Healio reports.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Be One Reason Depression Treatment Doesn’t Work
When someone is depressed and having suicidal thoughts or their depression treatment just...
Read MoreExcessive Napping Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older Men
A study published June 18, 2019 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia suggests that napping may also precede the risk of dementia and cognitive decline, reports UCSF. The study found that men who had napped for an average of two...
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Poor Sleep Linked to Reduced Memory Performance in Older Adults
A new study has found that variability in night-to-night sleep time and reduced sleep quality...
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Sleep History Predicts Late-life Alzheimer’s Pathology
Sleep patterns can predict the accumulation of Alzheimer’s pathology proteins later in life,...
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In Menopause, Cognitive Behavior Therapy Effective in Managing Sleep Disturbances
Although hormone therapy (HT) is the most commonly recommended treatment for menopause symptoms,...
Read MoreAndrew Varga, MD: How Sleep Apnea Affects Elderly Spatial Orientation
In an interview with MD Magazine, Andrew Varga, MD, explains the most cognitively-affected OSA patient population, and expanded on the association between sleep apnea and psychiatric conditions. Varga: This was a group of older...
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As We Age, What Is “Normal” Sleep? Researchers Publish Meta-Analysis as a Reference
Researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, have characterized the...
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Sleep and Aging: Two Sides of One Coin?
Oxford University researchers have discovered a brain process common to sleep and aging in...
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Using CPAP Consistently May Slow Memory Loss in Older People with MCI
Researchers in a new study examined whether using CPAP treatment had an effect on slowing...
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80% of Travelers Struggle to Sleep When Staying Away from Home
A global study commissioned by IHG Hotels & Resorts finds that a lack of sleep is a primary...
Read MoreCelebrate World Sleep Day on March 15: Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging
World Sleep Society is issuing a global call to action about the importance of healthy sleep. Friday, March 15, 2019 is the 12th annual World Sleep Day. Created and hosted by World Sleep Society, World Sleep Day is an...
Read More1 in 4 Older Adults Prescribed a Benzodiazepine Go On to Long-term Use
They may start as efforts to calm anxiety, improve sleep, or ease depression. But prescriptions for sedatives known as benzodiazepines may lead to long-term use among one in four older adults who receive them, according to new...
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Alzheimer’s Early Neurofibrillary Tangles Linked to Sleep Disturbances
University of California (UC)-San Francisco researchers, in collaboration with the Brazilian...
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In Mice, Early Sleep Loss Accelerates Alzheimer’s Pathology
Lack of sleep during adolescence and early adulthood accelerates Alzheimer’s disease...
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In Global Sleep Study, Participants Who Slept 4 Hours or Less Performed as if They Were Almost 9 Years Older
Preliminary results from a worldwide sleep study have shown that people who sleep on average...
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