Lack of Deep Sleep, Not Brain Aging, Drives Anxiety in Older Adults
A new study reveals that declining slow-wave sleep impairs overnight emotional regulation, pointing to a modifiable target for late-life anxiety.
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‘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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Menopause and Insomnia: Could a Low-GI Diet Help?
Sleep disturbances such as insomnia are extremely common, especially in women after menopause. According to data from the National Institutes of Health, sleep disturbance varies from 16% to 42% before menopause, from 39% to 47%...
Read MoreCircadian Rhythm of Skin: Turning Back the Clock on Aging
Scientists have identified cellular processes that fluctuate according to circadian rhythms, including the way skin ages. These included a natural cellular “recycling” process that removes cellular...
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Singapore Study Using Wearable Trackers Links Insufficient Sleep to Increased Rate of Biological Aging
Analyzing data collected from wearable trackers, researchers from the SingHealth Duke-NUS...
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New Study to Examine If Sleep Problems Contribute to Cognitive Decline
Everybody knows sleep is good for your body. It may be good for your mind, too. That’s what...
Read MoreManaging Patients Through Other Geriatric Issues
Geriatricians are always being asked about sleep as their patients often struggle with it, reports MD Mag.In addition to improving the sleep hygiene around the insomnia aspect, you can try to reduce light at nighttime,...
Read MoreMenopause With Diabetes Tied to More Severe Sleep Problems
Women with type 2 diabetes may face more sleep issues and more severe sleep troubles during menopause than peers without diabetes, a small study suggests. Among 164 middle-aged women who completed a survey, those with diabetes...
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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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