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Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms. In a new study, researchers in the Penn ...

At one point or another, everyone will experience acute moments of insomnia. Here's what to do when you can't sleep. If you’ve ever had trouble falling asleep—or, once you have fallen asleep, have ...

Exercise has proven benefits in all areas of physical and mental health, and that includes sleep quality. One specific type of exercise — strength training — has been linked to insomnia prevention in ...

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 ...

Chronic insomnia can contribute to an increased risk of dementia in older adults, according to a new study published in Neurology. The study included 2,750 cognitively unimpaired adults from the Mayo ...

In addressing sleep disturbance in the elderly, assessment forms the cornerstone of care. It is important that nurses working with older adults ask about sleep and recognize when responses indicate a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A total of 69.5% of patients with insomnia aged 65 years and older were misusing medication. Extended duration ...

For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study. Insomnia is a ...

Chronic insomnia in older adults increased the risk of cognitive impairment and accelerated brain aging. Insomnia was linked to faster cognitive decline and greater amyloid and white matter ...