Heavy Snoring, Sleep Apnea May Signal Earlier Memory and Thinking Decline (Video)
Search Results for:
Heavy Snoring, Sleep Apnea May Signal Earlier Memory and Thinking Decline
Heavy Snoring, Sleep Apnea May Signal Earlier Memory and Thinking Decline Heavy snoring and sleep apnea may be linked to memory and thinking decline at an earlier age, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurologyå¨, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The research...
Insomnia May Be Linked to Future Hospitalization, Increased Health Service Use (VIDEO)
[embed_youtube”420″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/F-54RG2Ljr4″]
Insomnia May Be Linked to Future Hospitalization, Increased Health Service Use
Having trouble falling or staying asleep? Insomnia may be an important indicator of future hospitalization among middle-aged and older adults, according to a new study published online in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. A team led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School...
Cut Your Sleeping Pill Dosage Says FDA (VIDEO)
[embed_youtube”420″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/ixK6od8F1_Q”]
Cut Your Sleeping Pill Dosage Says FDA
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring manufacturers of certain sleeping pills, including Ambien, to reduce current recommended dosages. Ambien, as well as the generic forms of Ambien, all contain the ingredient zolpidem, which can cause morning drowsiness. The National Institute of Health cautions that Ambien can cause impaired motor...
Study Suggests Association Between Sleep Patterns and Nursing Home Placement (VIDEO)
[embed_youtube”420″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/SMxVn7mhnUA”]
Study Suggests Association Between Sleep Patterns and Nursing Home Placement?
Older women with disturbed and fragmented sleep were three times more likely to be placed in a long-term care facility than elderly women with healthier sleep patterns.Using statistics from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures, investigators studied data of older women who wore devices that monitored sleeping patterns for three days....
Do Older Folks Actually Require Less Sleep
Interesting article in USA Today about the need for sleep for those 65+. A new study would seem to indicate that less sleep is required for older adults.