The Elderly Always Sleep Worse, and Other Myths of Aging
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Poor sleep among the elderly, it turns out, is not because of aging itself, but mostly because of illnesses or the medications used to treat them.
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New research supports the hypothesis that during sleep, the connections between neurons weaken.
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Three new studies examine Americans' state of sleep deprivation, pointing to cellphone use and work as chief culprits, and showing  the consequences of sleeplessness for young kids
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NEW YORK  - When children have sleep problems, their parents -- especially mothers -- often have sleep-deprived nights too, research shows.
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SUNDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- A generation or two ago, dentures were common among the elderly, even the middle-aged.
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An unprecedented study of sex and seniors finds that many older people are surprisingly frisky &#151; willing to do, and talk about, intimate acts that would make their grandchildren blush. That may be too much information for some folks, but it comes from the most comprehensive sex survey ever done among 57- to 85-year-olds in the United States.
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Lessons from two world-traveling retirees.
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A new study shows that elderly men who walk less than a quarter-mile per day are almost twice as likely to develop dementia as those who walk 2 miles a day.
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Alzheimerâs seems to strike suddenly in old age, but scientists believe it begins long before symptoms occur.
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Old age is "an illness for which there is no cure" for many employers, according to new research.
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Contrary to what researchers expected, placing a loved one with dementia in a nursing home does not make caregivers feel better. In fact, most were just as depressed and anxious
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NEW YORK  - People who spend more pre-bedtime hours using the Internet or watching television are more likely to report that they don't get enough sleep, even though they sleep almost as long as people who spend fewer pre-bedtime hours in front of a computer or television screen, survey findings show.
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NEW YORK  - Older adults who suffer from insomnia may find it easier to drift off to sleep following brief behavioral therapy in which they learn about mechanisms that regulate sleep, factors that influence sleep, and behaviors that promote or interfere with sleep.
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Musings on sleep from scientists, philosophers, artists and more.
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Five-year-old children who snore or have sleep apnea -- the more serious disorder in which breathing stops intermittently while they sleep-- score worse on tests of memory and intelligence than unaffected kids, investigators report.
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In an indication that the brain like the body needs exercise in old age, researchers reported on Tuesday that older people given training in mental functions stayed sharper for years afterward.
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NEW YORK  - Many elderly adults who are in  mental decline and live alone may be at high risk of hurting  themselves or falling ill, a new study shows.