‘Excessive Daytime Napping Might Be a Signal of Accelerated Aging’
Excessive daytime napping predicted an increased future risk of Alzheimer’s dementia, and a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s dementia sped up the increase in daytime napping during aging.
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People who sleep less than four hours per night dramatically increase their risk of dying early, research shows.
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Excessive 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...
Read MoreMarmosets Serve as Effective Model for Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
Small monkeys called marmosets can mimic the sleep disturbances, changes in circadian rhythm, and cognitive impairment people with Parkinson’s disease develop, according to a new study by scientists at Texas Biomedical Research...
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