Changes in sleep are a natural part of aging. Many older adults cope with problems such as insomnia, apnea, restless legs and changes in their body’s internal rhythms. Co-occurring disorders and side ...

Untreated sleep apnea may play a role in Parkinson's disease development, a new study suggests, but early CPAP therapy shows ...

Older adults with cognitive frailty – a condition combining physical weakness and mental decline – face sleep problems that may seriously affect their health and quality of life, according to new ...

Sleep apnea and insomnia are associated with worse memory. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine reports that sleep ...

Sleep is important at all ages, but older adults often do not get enough. Proper sleep hygiene can help promote healthy sleep habits and help individuals stay healthy as they age. Sleep hygiene refers ...

Credit: Getty Images. Kathy Richards, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAASM, of the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, presents cases of sleep disturbances in older adults at GAPNA 2024. Interventions to ...

A new study from Penn State University found that older adults who experience symptoms of insomnia and/or use sleep medications face a substantially higher risk of developing disabilities that affect ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Individuals who did not have good sleep had a higher risk of incident motoric cognitive risk syndrome. Those who ...

We are aware that the quality, quantity and nature of sleep changes across the life span. This is especially obvious as development occurs and we see the changes from infancy to childhood to ...

Sleep is important at any age. Older adults often do not get enough sleep. However, proper sleep hygiene can help promote healthy sleep habits. Getting enough sleep can also help you stay healthier as ...