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While we all have the occasional poor night’s sleep, some of us face that nightmare on a regular basis. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that all adults get a minimum of 7 hours of sleep per night, but statistics show that up to 35 % of us fall below that…

It’s no joke that sleep deprivation is a major public health problem– and for older adults, the consequences of insufficient sleep can lead to serious health problems. For those of us who don’t or can’t get 7-8 hours of sleep a night, the search for sleeping aids can feel urgent or even…

It’s truly one of those things that we can’t live without- literally. Scientists have come to the conclusion that restful sleep is essential for healthy human functioning and survival- even more than food.  At the same time, there are so many negative factors affecting our sleep- from stress and electronic…

Most of us know what it means to have a bad night’s sleep: we feel tired the next day, sometimes groggy and confused and maybe cranky because we’re not well-rested. Loss of sleep can be due to innumerable factors, some of which can affect you at any age, others more…

It may be a vicious cycle- the older you get, the more your sleep is disrupted, leading to more risks to your health…which may then lead to further sleep disruptions. While no one knows definitively how to improve sleep for any one individual, what we do know pretty clearly is…

Here is an essential question: Is poor sleep a consequence of aging, or is poor sleep a contributing factor to aging? Turns out, it may be both. According to new research published in the journal Neuron, because certain brain mechanisms that promote deep sleep diminish as we age, we have trouble getting…