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  2011 Nov 22  

Respiratory control and sternohyoid muscle structure and function in aged male rats: Decreased susceptibility to chronic intermittent hypoxia.

Skelly JR, Edge D, Shortt CM, Jones JF, Bradford A, O'Halloran KD

UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common respiratory disorder characterized by chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH). We have shown that CIH ... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Allergy (Cairo)    

The Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome: A Common Clinical Problem in the Elderly.

Zeki AA, Schivo M, Chan A, Albertson TE, Louie S

Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.

Many patients with breathlessness and chronic obstructive lung disease are diagnosed with either asthma, COPD, or-frequently-mixed disease. More commo... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 18  

Heart rate increment in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea in an older population.

Sforza E, Chouchou F, Pichot V, Barthélémy JC, Roche F

Service de Physiologie Clinique et de l'Exercice, CHU Nord, Saint-Etienne, Faculté de Médecine Jacques Lisfranc, PRES Université de Lyon 42023, Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ability of the heart rate power spectral density of the very low frequency component expressed as a percentage of the total... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 16  

A new quantitative automatic method for the measurement of non-rapid eye movement sleep electroencephalographic amplitude variability.

Ferri R, Rundo F, Novelli L, Terzano MG, Parrino L, Bruni O

Sleep Research Centre; Department of Neurology IC, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging (IRCCS), Troina, Italy Centre for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, Department of Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Rome 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy Department of Neuroscience, AFaR-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy Sleep Disorders Centre, Department of Neurology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.

The aim of this study was to arrange an automatic quantitative measure of the electroencephalographic (EEG) signal amplitude variability during non-ra... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 10  

Maxillomandibular Advancement in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Surgical Model to Investigate Reverse Face Lift.

Arcuri F, Brucoli M, Benech A, Giarda M

From the Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Maggiore della Caritŕ, University of Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro," Novara, Italy.

BACKGROUND: The aging process is characterized by multiple signs affecting the upper, the middle, and the lower third of the face; coventionally, face... Read More

Source: PubMed

Recent Pat Endocr Metab Immune Drug Discov    

The use of chronobiotics in the resynchronization of the sleep/wake cycle. Therapeutical application in the early phases of Alzheimer's disease.

Cardinali DP, Furio AM, Brusco LI

Departamento de Docencia e Investigacion, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, UCA, Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 1500, 4° piso. C1107AFD Buenos Aires, Argentina. danielcardinali@uca.edu.ar;danielcardinali@fibertel.com.ar.

Treatment of circadian rhythm disorders, whether precipitated by intrinsic factors (e.g., sleep disorders, blindness, mental disorders, aging) or by e... Read More

Source: PubMed

Hosp Pract (Minneap)    

A review of recent clinical trials and guidelines on the prevention and management of delirium in hospitalized older patients.

Rathier MO, Baker WL

University of Connecticut Health Center, Center on Aging, Farmington, CT. rathier@nso2.uchc.edu.

Treatment of acute illness in older adults is frequently complicated by the presence of delirium. Delirium is characterized by the development of an a... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Aug 17  

Nocturia × disturbed sleep: a review.

Furtado D, Hachul H, Andersen ML, Castro RA, Girăo MB, Tufik S

Departamento de Ginecologia e Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de Săo Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleăo de Barros, 925, Săo Paulo, Săo Paulo, Brazil.

In this article, we provide a concise review of the literature on nocturia and its interference with sleep and, consequently, on quality of life. Ther... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Aging Res    

Shorter leukocyte telomere length in midlife women with poor sleep quality.

Prather AA, Puterman E, Lin J, O'Donovan A, Krauss J, Tomiyama AJ, Epel ES, Blackburn EH

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars Program, Center for Health and Community, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 465, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA.

Background. Accumulating evidence supports leukocyte telomere length (LTL) as a biological marker of cellular aging. Poor sleep is a risk factor for a... Read More

Source: PubMed

Sleep    

Quantification of the fragmentation of rest-activity patterns in elderly individuals using a state transition analysis.

Lim AS, Yu L, Costa MD, Buchman AS, Bennett DA, Leurgans SE, Saper CB

Recent interest in the temporal dynamics of behavioral states has spurred the development of analytical approaches for their quantification. Several a... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 22  

Respiratory control and sternohyoid muscle structure and function in aged male rats: Decreased susceptibility to chronic intermittent hypoxia.

Skelly JR, Edge D, Shortt CM, Jones JF, Bradford A, O'Halloran KD

UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common respiratory disorder characterized by chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH). We have shown that CIH ... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Allergy (Cairo)    

The Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome: A Common Clinical Problem in the Elderly.

Zeki AA, Schivo M, Chan A, Albertson TE, Louie S

Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.

Many patients with breathlessness and chronic obstructive lung disease are diagnosed with either asthma, COPD, or-frequently-mixed disease. More commo... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 18  

Heart rate increment in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea in an older population.

Sforza E, Chouchou F, Pichot V, Barthélémy JC, Roche F

Service de Physiologie Clinique et de l'Exercice, CHU Nord, Saint-Etienne, Faculté de Médecine Jacques Lisfranc, PRES Université de Lyon 42023, Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ability of the heart rate power spectral density of the very low frequency component expressed as a percentage of the total... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 16  

A new quantitative automatic method for the measurement of non-rapid eye movement sleep electroencephalographic amplitude variability.

Ferri R, Rundo F, Novelli L, Terzano MG, Parrino L, Bruni O

Sleep Research Centre; Department of Neurology IC, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging (IRCCS), Troina, Italy Centre for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, Department of Developmental Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Rome 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy Department of Neuroscience, AFaR-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy Sleep Disorders Centre, Department of Neurology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.

The aim of this study was to arrange an automatic quantitative measure of the electroencephalographic (EEG) signal amplitude variability during non-ra... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 10  

Maxillomandibular Advancement in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Surgical Model to Investigate Reverse Face Lift.

Arcuri F, Brucoli M, Benech A, Giarda M

From the Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Maggiore della Caritŕ, University of Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro," Novara, Italy.

BACKGROUND: The aging process is characterized by multiple signs affecting the upper, the middle, and the lower third of the face; coventionally, face... Read More

Source: PubMed

Recent Pat Endocr Metab Immune Drug Discov    

The use of chronobiotics in the resynchronization of the sleep/wake cycle. Therapeutical application in the early phases of Alzheimer's disease.

Cardinali DP, Furio AM, Brusco LI

Departamento de Docencia e Investigacion, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, UCA, Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 1500, 4° piso. C1107AFD Buenos Aires, Argentina. danielcardinali@uca.edu.ar;danielcardinali@fibertel.com.ar.

Treatment of circadian rhythm disorders, whether precipitated by intrinsic factors (e.g., sleep disorders, blindness, mental disorders, aging) or by e... Read More

Source: PubMed

Hosp Pract (Minneap)    

A review of recent clinical trials and guidelines on the prevention and management of delirium in hospitalized older patients.

Rathier MO, Baker WL

University of Connecticut Health Center, Center on Aging, Farmington, CT. rathier@nso2.uchc.edu.

Treatment of acute illness in older adults is frequently complicated by the presence of delirium. Delirium is characterized by the development of an a... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Aug 17  

Nocturia × disturbed sleep: a review.

Furtado D, Hachul H, Andersen ML, Castro RA, Girăo MB, Tufik S

Departamento de Ginecologia e Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de Săo Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleăo de Barros, 925, Săo Paulo, Săo Paulo, Brazil.

In this article, we provide a concise review of the literature on nocturia and its interference with sleep and, consequently, on quality of life. Ther... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Aging Res    

Shorter leukocyte telomere length in midlife women with poor sleep quality.

Prather AA, Puterman E, Lin J, O'Donovan A, Krauss J, Tomiyama AJ, Epel ES, Blackburn EH

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars Program, Center for Health and Community, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 465, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA.

Background. Accumulating evidence supports leukocyte telomere length (LTL) as a biological marker of cellular aging. Poor sleep is a risk factor for a... Read More

Source: PubMed

Sleep    

Quantification of the fragmentation of rest-activity patterns in elderly individuals using a state transition analysis.

Lim AS, Yu L, Costa MD, Buchman AS, Bennett DA, Leurgans SE, Saper CB

Recent interest in the temporal dynamics of behavioral states has spurred the development of analytical approaches for their quantification. Several a... Read More

Source: PubMed


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