Older Adults Need Less Sleep

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Healthy older adults without sleep disorders may need less sleep

news-medical.net — “A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that healthy older adults without sleep disorders can expect to have a reduced "sleep need" and to be less sleepy during the day than healthy young adults.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Healthy adults may need less sleep as they age

feeds.sciencedaily.com — “A new study suggests that healthy older adults without sleep disorders can expect to have a reduced "sleep need" and to be less sleepy during the day than healthy young adults.View full resource at feeds.sciencedaily.com

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Healthy adults need less sleep as they age: study - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “Healthy older adults need less sleep than their younger counterparts and, even with less sleep under their nightcaps, are less likely to feel tired during the day, a study published monday showed.View full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Healthy adults need less sleep as they age (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) ~ http://ow.ly/12vAg

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Adults may need less sleep as they age - Aging- msnbc.com

msnbc.msn.com — “How much sleep we need is largely a mystery, and sleep seems tougher to come by as we age. Many studies — often funded by the pharmaceutical industry — have suggested that we're all sleep-deprived zombies, risking our health for lack of shut-eye.View full resource at msnbc.msn.com

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Study suggests that healthy adults may need less sleep as they age

eurekalert.org — “A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal Sleep suggests that healthy older adults without sleep disorders can expect to have a reduced "sleep need" and to be less sleepy during the day than healthy young adults.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Adults Need Less Sleep as They Age : Discovery News

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Who needs more sleep " younger adults or older adults? | National Sleep Foundation - Information on Sleep Health and Safety

sleepfoundation.org — “In fact, the poll findings indicated that 44% of older persons experience one or more of the nighttime symptoms of insomnia at least a few nights per week or more. Insomnia may be chronic (lasting over one month) or acute (lasting a few days or weeks) andView full resource at sleepfoundation.org

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Needing less sleep as we age 'a myth' - That's Fit UK

thatsfit.co.uk — “It's a widely held belief that we need less sleep as we get older, but that could be a myth according to one scientist, whoView full resource at thatsfit.co.uk

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Study suggests that healthy adults may need less sleep as they age - http://is.gd/7tsZl

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How Much Sleep Do You Need? | Sleep Tip of the Week

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How Much Sleep Do You Need? See what the National Sleep Foundation has to say. http://bit.ly/c2fKx3

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You need sleep, no matter how old you are - SignOnSanDiego.com

signonsandiego.com — “Sleep is the best medicine. Although older adults need as many hours of sleep as younger adults — seven to nine hours each night — we often hear the commonly held but mistaken belief that you need less sleep as you age. Disruption of sleep can cause memory problems, depression, and a higher susceptibility to falls.View full resource at signonsandiego.com

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Study finds men sleep less than they think - Related Stories - ANA SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “A study of 956 older adults in the Netherlands found men got less sleep than they thought, while woView full resource at smartbrief.com

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Common Sleep Med Ups Risks for Falls | Psych Central News

psychcentral.com — “A new study finds that adults who take one of the world's most commonly prescribed sleep medications are significantly more at risk for nighttime falls andView full resource at psychcentral.com

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Two-Thirds of American Teens Need More Shut-Eye - myOptumHealth

myoptumhealth.com — “Read the news article Two-Thirds of American Teens Need More Shut-Eye at www.myOptumHealth.comView full resource at myoptumhealth.com

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Two-Thirds of American Teens Need More Shut-Eye: Females, blacks, older teens getting least sleep nightly, study finds http://bit.ly/6qWzy6

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Sleep myth put to bed - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

abc.net.au — “Australian researchers have put to bed the myth that older people need less sleep.View full resource at abc.net.au

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Sleep myth put to bed: Australian researchers have put to bed the myth that older people need less sleep. http://bit.ly/c3ZJVq

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