Sleep

BIO5 member Gene Alexander contributed to a University of Arizona study that found three common sleep habits—sleeping outside the recommended seven to nine hours, frequent daytime napping and sleeplessness—were linked to signs of brain aging associated with increased dementia risk.

BIO5 member Michael Grandner is leading new University of Arizona research supported by a $3.8 million National Institutes of Health grant exploring how being awake in the middle of the night may affect decision-making and suicide risk.

BIO5 member Sairam Parthasarathy is leading a University of Arizona clinical trial funded by nearly $14 million to compare three widely used treatments for obstructive sleep apnea, with the goal of helping patients and physicians choose the most effective, patient-centered care.