DISRUPTED SLEEP IN THE ELDERLY: LIGHT EXPOSURE STUDIES

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者的研究机构。 这项研究的目的是评估光线对保持生物钟与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经常报告的睡眠障碍的新治疗方法的开发。 这项工作可能对健康、生产力和安全产生深远影响，不仅对老年人，而且对其他失眠率高的群体，如轮班工人和太空飞行中的宇航员也有影响。

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.