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Sleep and Sleep Disorders in the Older Adult - Research on Aging Mar 13, 2014

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As we age it becomes more difficult to get a good night’s sleep. Failure to get adequate sleep not only affects our health but also poses a danger to society by contributing to traffic and industrial accidents. Some sleep disorders can even be life threatening. Jose S. Loredo, MD, MS, MPH, FCCP, professor of clinical medicine and medical director of the UC San Diego Sleep Medicine Center and VA Pulmonary Sleep Disorders Laboratory, discusses how these disorders can be managed and treated. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 26070]

Sleep Memory and Age Jan 13, 2014

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The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at UC Berkeley have found a link between these hallmark maladies of old age. Their discovery opens the door to boosting the quality of sleep in elderly people to improve memory. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 24918]

Insufficient Sleep - Health Matters Oct 24, 2013

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The CDC has declared insufficient sleep to be a national health epidemic. Why are we not getting enough and how can we change our behaviors? Sean P.A. Drummond, PhD, director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program and Cognitive Behavioral Interventions Program in the VA San Diego Healthcare System, joins host Dr. David Granet to discuss the ramifications of insufficient sleep and ways to improve your sleep health. Series: "Health Matters" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 25617]

Sleep Deprivation Disrupts Human Brain Reactivity in Response to Food Desire Oct 10, 2013

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Stephanie Greer, a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley explores the role of sleep in reward processing and decision-making (including food decisions) using human neuroimaging techniques. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 24582]

Women and Sleep: From Stressful to Restful Feb 18, 2013

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Sleep deprivation takes a huge toll on society. Kathryn Lee, UCSF School of Nursing, explores sleep, fatigue, and circadian rhythms particularly in women. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 24632]

The Adolescent Health Paradox: An Affective Neuroscience Perspective and its Implications for Intervention and Policy Dec 31, 2012

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Ronald Dahl, School of Public Health and the Director of the Institute of Human Development at UC Berkeley, explores the health paradox of adolescence. Adolescence is (physically) the healthiest period of the lifespan yet the overall morbidity and mortality rates increase dramatically from childhood to late adolescence. Explore the growing evidence for sleep’s role in learning, memory, and brain development and the critical implications for intervention and policy for youth. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 24586]

Racial Ethnic and Socioeconomic Sleep Disparities: A Key Factor in Health Disparities? Dec 31, 2012

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Michael Grandner, University of Pennsylvania, explains that insufficient or excess sleep duration or inadequate sleep quality have adverse affects on health. He explores how sleep is experienced on a societal level and argues that quality sleep is affected by a person’s race and income level. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 24587]

Physical Activity: A Neglected Factor in Associations of Obesity with Short and Long Sleep Dec 24, 2012

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Shawn Youngstedt, School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina and the Dorn VA Medical Center, explores how physical activity moderates the association of sleep duration and obesity. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 24584]

Sleep and Stress Dec 24, 2012

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Aric Prather, UCSF Department of Psychiatry, explores the complex associations of sleep, stress, and biology. He examines the link between stress and obesity and how sleep is involved. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 24585]

Obesity and Sleep: The Early Origins of Disease Dec 17, 2012

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Dr. Susan Redline, Professor of Sleep Medicine and director of programs in Sleep and Cardiovascular Medicine and Sleep Medicine Epidemiology at Harvard Medical School, explores effects of early life influences and sleep deficiency in childhood on predisposition to obesity. She also looks at age and gender vulnerabilities and identifies early childhood risk factors. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 24583]

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