New report provides agenda for research on sleep, circadian rhythms and aging

Now available in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is a report from the bedside-to-bench research conference, “Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Aging: New Avenues for Improving Brain Health, Physical Health and Functioning.” Funded by the National Institute on Aging, with additional funding from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the conference found that sleep and circadian research has tremendous potential to improve brain and mental health, physical health, and functioning in older adults.