Study: Screen for EDS to know which nursing home residents are at risk for adverse outcomes, death
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 19, 2023
Nursing homes that screen residents for excess daytime sleepiness (EDS) may be able to predict mortality risk, a new study finds. The condition is also linked with age-related comorbidities in people who...
What makes patients with Alzheimer’s sleepy? Loss of neurons, investigators say
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 07, 2022
The lethargy that many Alzheimer’s patients experience is caused not by a lack of sleep but rather by the degeneration of a type of neuron that keeps us awake, according to a study that also confirms...
Clinical briefs for Friday, March 18
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 18, 2022
Daytime napping changes may signal dementia’s progression … One-third of nurses polled plan to quit their jobs this year … CDC: Prepare for rebound in TB cases post-pandemic … ‘Long COVID’...
A nap’s benefits: Afternoon snooze tied to better memory in older adults
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 01, 2021
A new study has found significantly better cognitive function results in older adults who take a regular afternoon nap. But “unintentional” nappers didn’t perform as well on word recall,...
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, Nov. 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 06, 2019
Dodgy diet affects daytime drowsiness … Shortened sleep may negatively affect women’s bone health … Researchers find link between glaucoma and brain degeneration … Poll: many seniors misuse...
Sign of trouble: Long naps signal age-related cognitive decline in older men
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 20, 2019
Excessive napping may signal failing cognitive health in older men, according to a new study by University of California, San Francisco researchers.
Also in the news for June 3, 2014 . . .
Jun 03, 2014
Social involvement is No. 1 influence on nursing home residents’ daytime sleep … OIG casts doubt on managed care tax … In potential Alzheimer’s breakthrough, scientists use light...