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UVA To<\/span>day, September 7, 2022, <\/span>Christine Phelan Kueter<\/a>,\u00a0kueter@virginia.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
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H<\/span>ow might insomnia-fighting interventions delivered over the internet help slow older patients\u2019 descent into dementias such as Alzheimer\u2019s disease?<\/p>\n

With a $1.22 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, University of Virginia assistant professor of nursing Meghan Mattos<\/strong> will investigate the connections between poor sleep, cognitive decline and the potential brain-saving power of digital health.<\/p>\n

Between one-quarter and one-third of adults over age 65 suffer from insomnia, defined as a difficulty falling or maintaining sleep and impaired functioning during waking hours. Among patients with dementia, up to half suffer from it. If left untreated, Mattos<\/strong> said, insomnia may exacerbate cognitive decline, though it remains unclear whether bad sleep causes dementia or dementia causes bad sleep.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u00a0is<\/em> known,\u201d said Mattos<\/strong>, \u201cis that a good night\u2019s sleep is essential, restorative, healing. It allows us to function socially, think clearly, and be engaged.\u201d\u00a0 Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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