Researchers develop light-treatment device to improve sleep quality in the elderly
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 10:07
in Health & Medicine
Sleep disturbances increase as we age. Some studies report more than half of seniors 65 years of age or older suffer from chronic sleep disturbances. Researchers have long believed that the sleep disturbances common among the elderly often result from a disruption of the body's circadian rhythms -- biological cycles that repeat approximately every 24 hours.
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