Elderly Sleep Problems May Be Tied to Hormones

April 2011 - Ever notice that older people tend to go to bed and wake up earlier? According to researchers from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, hormones are to blame for these sleep problems. Sleep patterns are governed by the body's circadian cycles and that rhythm is present in every cell in our bodies. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers examined the circadian clocks in skin cells from both elderly and young donors. The researchers found that skin cells grown in serum from older donors exhibited the same shift in circadian rhythm that is visible in typical elderly sleep patterns. According to the researchers, this suggests that hormones in the blood of older people are responsible for the sleep problems that so many elderly people experience.

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