Health Tip: Sleep Disturbances Among the Elderly
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(HealthDay News) -- Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, getting too much sleep, and lack of quality sleep are common problems for the elderly.
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Vitamin E supplements ward off colds in the elderly and may help some seniors avoid upper respiratory tract infections that can prove deadly, researchers said on Tuesday.
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CHICAGO -- New research on napping provides the perfect excuse for office slackers, finding that a little midday snooze seems to reduce risks for fatal heart problems, especially among men.
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NEW YORK  - For some people, chronic insomnia may be a sign of broader mental health problems like depression and anxiety, according to a new study.
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Scientists show how having a stroke - or even snoring heavily - can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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NEW YORK  - Research suggests that impaired   mobility and balance among obese older adults with type 2   diabetes may be related to their low muscle power, which   results from their inability to quickly contract their muscles.
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THURSDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) - Chronically troubled sleep may be a marker for an increased risk for suicide in the elderly, a new report suggests.
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NEW YORK  - The amount of time people spend sleeping may affect their weight, study results suggest.
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An interrupted night's sleep may increase the risk of developing diabetes, a US-based study suggests.
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Brief sessions of brain exercise can have long-lasting benefits for elderly people, helping them stay mentally fit for at least five years, one of the most rigorous tests of the "use-it-or-lose-it" theory suggests.
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NEW YORK  - The amount of time people spend   sleeping may affect their weight, study results suggest.
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(HealthDay News) -- Exercise benefits people of all ages, especially seniors.
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Two large studies, one focusing on women and the other on men, found that elderly people who walk are more likely to maintain cognitive function.
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Researchers say both too much and too little sleep is linked to a doubled risk of fatal cardiovascular disease.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- More than two-thirds of older patients report sleep problems, but doctors rarely note these complaints in the patients' charts, a Northwestern University study finds.
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A little more sleep could go a long way to keeping off that extra weight. Two studies find that people who don&#39;t sleep enough have imbalanced levels of hormones that regulate appetite.
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The families of elderly dementia victims are being given peace of mind by a satellite tracking system. Sufferers in a trial project have been given a special