A reduction in prescriptions of sleep drugs for older adults is associated with substantial health and economic benefits, according to an October study published in The Lancet Regional Health – ...

Benefits include reduction in falls and cognitive impairment and improvements in life expectancy, quality of life. HealthDay News — Reducing future use of sleep medications could help older adults ...

When you want to sleep, you go to bed, lie down, and close your eyes. Simple, right? Well, not quite. For many, this is a luxury they cannot afford. Global data shows that one in every six adults ...

Millions of older Americans suffering from insomnia regularly use prescription sleep medications, despite the risk of serious side effects-such as falls, broken bones, cognitive impairment and ...

For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study. Insomnia is a ...

Millions of older Americans suffering from insomnia regularly use prescription sleep medications, despite the risk of serious side effects—such as falls, broken bones, cognitive impairment and ...

Middle-aged adults and seniors would age more gracefully -- and save a few bucks -- if they lay off prescription sleep medications, a new study says. Avoiding sleep drugs would reduce older Americans' ...

Millions of adults reach for sleep aids or anti-anxiety medications each year, but a growing number are looking at what has been sitting in apothecary cabinets for centuries. Valerian root, a ...

The featured speaker will share considerations to understand the nature and magnitude of cognitive symptoms that can occur in adults with disorders of sleep or wakefulness. Attendees will see how ...