DISRUPTED SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY: LIGHT EXPOSURE STUDIES

本子项目是利用由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源的众多研究子项目之一。子项目和研究者（PI）可能已经从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金，因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。列出的机构是中心的，不一定是研究者的机构。这项研究的目的是评估光对保持生物钟与24小时睡眠/觉醒时间表同步的影响。这项研究的结果可能会导致老年人普遍报道的睡眠障碍的新疗法的发展。这项工作不仅会对老年人的健康、生产力和安全产生深远影响，还会对其他失眠高发人群（如轮班工人和太空飞行中的宇航员）产生深远影响。

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.