Study to analyse links between sleep and dementia
A new state of the art sleep unit has opened at the University of East Anglia (UEA), with scientists eager to investigate whether there is a link between sleep deprivation and dementia. Sleep disturbances are common in dementia. But it is not yet known whether Alzheimer’s causes sleep problems, or whether sleep problems could be […]
STUDY: Night time postural supports ‘have major health benefits’
Supports designed to make sure older people with complex health problems sleep in better positions can make huge differences to their health and quality of life, researchers at Salford University have found. Melanie Stephens, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing, and Carol Bartley, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy from the University of Salford, conducted the first study […]
