Sleep often becomes lighter and more fragmented with age. A neurologist explains why older adults wake up more at night, when insomnia is a warning sign, and what helps improve sleep safely.

If you’ve ever muddled through the forgetful funk that follows an all-nighter, you know how skimping on sleep can zap your brain power. Scientists have long known poor sleep messes with cognitive ...

Insomnia is a problem commonly associated with aging, with as many as 50% of older adults reporting difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep. Insomnia’s effects are bad enough to it warrant being ...

Background Insomnia symptoms are prevalent in older adults and linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the role of long-term symptom trajectories remains unclear. We investigated associations ...

In addition to being frustrating, insomnia can increase your risk of heart disease, dementia, anxiety and depression — and it ...

Most of us have grown up hearing the same lines about old age. “He’s old, that’s why he can’t sleep.” “Body pains are normal ...

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 ...

Middle-aged adults with comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea faced significantly elevated odds for uncontrolled hypertension vs. adults without these conditions, according to results published in Annals ...

It’s not uncommon for people to have issues with sleep. Most will get back to regular sleep patterns sooner rather than later. What if the difficulty with sleep does not stop? What if sleep problems ...

Idorsia Ltd (SIX: IDIA) announces the publication of “Efficacy and safety of daridorexant for the treatment of insomnia disorder in women during menopausal transition age: Insights from a randomized ...