News tagged with people sleep

Link Between Poor Sleep and Poor Learning in Older Adults Investigated

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are trying to decode why aging prevents sleep from enhancing memory. Rebecca Spencer, assistant professor of psychology, says she is trying to isolate ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Helping older people get a better night’s sleep with new technology

Older people who have trouble sleeping will soon be able to use a range of state-of-the-art technology including a pillow with inbuilt gentle music that can lull them to sleep.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Older people in assisted-living facilities sleep poorly

In a study of residents of Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) in Los Angeles showed that 65% had clinically significant sleeping problems and that poor sleep was associated with declining quality of life and increased depression ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0