• Sleep Problems in Dementia

    Sleep problems are common in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. They are also a common source of tension for family caregivers, because when your spouse or parent with Alzheimer’s doesn’t sleep well, this often means that you…

  • Technology, and Parents, can Prevent Drowsy Driving

    Last week (Nov.1-8) was Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, so I’m a bit late in posting this, using info from two Huffington Post articles. Data shows that driving after pulling an all-nighter studying or working is as…

  • Sleep-Deprived or Darkness-Deprived?

    Are we sleep-deprived or just darkness-deprived? By Richard G ‘Bugs’ Stevens, University of Connecticut The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that insufficient sleep is a serious public health concern, because it can lead…