DISRUPTED SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY: LIGHT EXPOSURE STUDIES

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 这项研究的目的是评估光对保持生物钟与24小时睡眠/醒来时间表同步的效果。这项研究的结果可能会为老年人常见的睡眠障碍开发新的治疗方法。这项工作可能会对健康、生产力和安全产生深远影响，不仅对老年人，而且对其他失眠发生率较高的群体，如倒班工人和太空飞行中的宇航员也是如此。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of light to keep the biological clock synchronized to a 24-hour sleep/wake schedule. The results of this study could lead to the development of new treatments for sleep disturbances commonly reported by older people. This work could have a profound impact on the health, productivity and safety, not only of older individuals, but also of other groups with a high prevalence of insomnia, such as shift workers and astronauts in space flight.