‘Tuned’ lighting cuts nighttime sleep disturbances in half: study
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 07, 2020
Residents slept better after a Sacramento, CA, nursing home installed programmable LED lighting fixtures and set them to mimic natural light fluctuations, say long-term care researchers from Brown University.
‘Night owls’ with diabetes can improve health with earlier bedtimes, experts claim
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 23, 2020
People who go to bed late and get up late exercise 56% less than their early bird counterparts, a new study finds. A shift in sleep habits could change their health prognoses for the better, investigators...
Poor REM sleep linked to higher mortality in older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 23, 2020
Clinicians who facilitate better sleep in seniors may help to improve their health, say investigators. In more than 2,600 study participants, there was a 13% higher mortality rate over 12 years for every...
New meds may not solve residents’ sleep problems, expert says
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Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2020
Consider these alternatives before reaching for the prescription pad or clicking “order” in the EMR, says a University of Southern California gerontologist.
Pre-frailty awareness offers opportunities for successful aging
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 15, 2020
Adults with signs of pre-frailty can address health factors to help avoid progression to frailty and lower their mortality risk, say researchers.
COVID-19 causing insomnia among many caregivers: These tips may help
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2020
Stress-related insomnia troubled more than a third of medical caregivers during peak periods of coronavirus activity in China, say researchers. An insomnia expert has solutions.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, March 5
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 04, 2020
Residents with lung disease may be at greater risk for rheumatoid arthritis … Numerous options in the works for a coronavirus treatment … Irregular sleep patterns double cardiovascular disease risk...
Excessive sleepiness in elders tied to increased disease risk
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2020
Older adults who sleep excessively during the day are more likely to develop a chronic health condition within three years, a new study has found.
Cancer survivors gain an advantage when treated for sleep problems
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 04, 2020
Sleep problems can persist for years among cancer survivors, exacerbating cancer-related issues such as physical distress, a new study finds.
Suvorexant may help those with Alzheimer’s ease insomnia
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 30, 2020
Sold as Belsomra, the drug improves total sleep time without affecting cognitive or psychomotor functioning, a recent trial shows.