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 ...

Anyone can have trouble maintaining sleep cycles, but older adults are far more likely to have difficulty sleeping than younger adults. Often this will simply result in them taking daytime naps or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Struggling with ongoing sleep problems could do more than leave you groggy—it may accelerate memory decline and increase the risk of dementia. This is the warning of a study that found that older ...

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 ...

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 ...

Think blue light is hurting your sleep cycle? A new study suggests it can actually improve the overall sleep quality of older adults -- but only if they time it right. NY Post Composite Blue light ...