Humans live in a 24-hour environment, in which light and darkness follow a diurnal pattern.
Our circadian pacemaker, the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) in the hypothalamus, is …

Circadian rhythms play an influential role in nearly all aspects of physiology and behavior in
the vast majority of species on Earth. The biological clockwork that regulates these rhythms …

Aging is associated with numerous changes, including changes in sleep timing, duration,
and quality. The circadian timing system interacts with a sleep-wake homeostatic system to …

Objective: To revise the “Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Sustained Use of Sedatives and
Analgesics in the Critically Ill Adult” published in Critical Care Medicine in 2002. Methods …

1.0 BACKGROUND ACTIGRAPHY HAS BEEN USED TO STUDY SLEEP/WAKE PATTERNS
FOR OVER 20 YEARS. The advantage of actigraphy over traditional polysomnography …

Importance Impaired sleep and alertness are some of the most common nonmotor
manifestations of Parkinson disease (PD) and currently have only limited treatment options …

Approximately 50% of older adults complain of difficulty slee**. Poor sleep results in
increased risk of significant morbidity and mortality. The decrements seen in the sleep of the …

The" ambiance" of a space has an effect on people using the space. In recent years, design
for health care environments has begun to include esthetic enhancements in an attempt to …

Sleep‐related disorders are most prevalent in the older adult population. A high prevalence
of medical and psychosocial comorbidities and the frequent use of multiple medications …

Approximately half of older people report sleep disturbances, which are associated with
various health conditions, including neurodegenerative disease and dementia. Indeed, 60 to …