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As adults age, it is normal for sleep architecture to shift. Patients may report lighter, more fragmented sleep, earlier morning awakenings, or prolonged sleep latency. Additionally, older adults generally spend less time in deep (slow-wave) and REM sleep, which can reduce subjective sleep quality.
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
As adults age, it is normal for sleep architecture to shift. Patients may report lighter, more fragmented sleep, earlier morning awakenings, or prolonged sleep latency. Additionally, older adults generally spend less time in deep (slow-wave) and REM sleep, which can reduce subjective sleep quality.
Doctors mostly treat pain patients the same way, even though everyone experiences pain differently. Stanford researchers are building digital twins, a computer model of a real person that learns from their data—like heart rate, sleep, lab tests, and reports about their pain.
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Doctors mostly treat pain patients the same way, even though everyone experiences pain differently. Stanford researchers are building digital twins, a computer model of a real person that learns from their data—like heart rate, sleep, lab tests, and reports about their pain.