http://www.ilcusa.orgCurrent ILC-USA and topical news on sleep.ENhttp://www.ilcusa.orginfo@ilcusa.orginfo@ilcusa.orgThe first-ever evidence-based recommendations aimed at treating sleep disorders in older persons are the centerpiece of a national project we've undertaken with Philips Respironics, a leading provider in the global sleep and respiratory field, who will disseminate the new recommendations to health professionals and the public.http://www.ilcusa.org/pages/media_items/ilc-promotes-sleep-recommendations261.php2261 Harrison Bloom, M.D., Director of the Clinical Education Service and Sleep & Healthy Aging Project, is the principal author of a newly published article in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. http://www.ilcusa.org/pages/media_items/bloom-authors-new-sleep-disorders-article-in-journal-of-the-american-geriatrics-society256.php2256 The ILC's Harrison Bloom, M.D., Director of the Clinical Education Service and Sleep & Healthy Aging Project, presented at the 19th congress of gerontology and geriatric experts from around the world. http://www.ilcusa.org/pages/media_items/19th-iagg-world-congress-of-gerontology-and-geriatrics254.php2254 Older adults with sleep problems are more likely to be depressed, suffer attention and memory problems, experience daytime sleepiness, and be at a greater risk of falls. http://www.ilcusa.org/pages/media_items/getting-a-good-nights-sleep171.php2171 Contrary to popular belief, seniors require about the same amount of sleep as younger adults. Yet more than half of all older Americans experience sleep problems.http://www.ilcusa.org/pages/media_items/sleep-problems-plague-the-older-set125.php2125 Our workshop report discusses the fact that sleep disorders are not a normal part of aging, but rather, a real and treatable medical condition. http://www.ilcusa.org/pages/media_items/sleep-disorders-not-a-normal-part-of-aging90.php290 Proper sleep is as important as nutrition, exercise and social engagement to the health of older people, yet sleep problems remain underdiagnosed and undertreated.http://www.ilcusa.org/pages/media_items/doctors-failing-to-treat-sleep-problems-in-elderly124.php2124A growing body of science links sleep to a host of ills, including depression, anxiety, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity and more. http://www.ilcusa.org/pages/media_items/gallup-survey-reveals-findings-on-sleep-and-healthy-aging60.php260Thirteen leading aging, geriatric, and sleep organizations to develop comprehensive guidelines on how to diagnose and manage sleep disorders in older adults. http://www.ilcusa.org/pages/media_items/new-coalition-to-develop-clinical-sleep-guidelines-for-older-adults58.php258 The sleeplessness affecting about one-third of all older Americans is not a natural part of aging and can lead to serious health disorders. http://www.ilcusa.org/pages/media_items/getting-your-zzzzzzzs-sleep-health-and-aging89.php289