title: Report and Research Agenda of the American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bedside-to-Bench Conference on Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Aging: New Avenues for Improving Brain Health, Physical Health, and Functioning.
abstract: The American Geriatrics Society, with support from the National Institute on Aging and other funders, held its eighth Bedside-to-Bench research conference, entitled "Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Aging: New Avenues for Improving Brain Health, Physical Health and Functioning," October 4 to 6, 2015, in Bethesda, Maryland. Part of a conference series addressing three common geriatric syndromes-delirium, sleep and circadian rhythm (SCR) disturbance, and voiding dysfunction-the series highlighted relationships and pertinent clinical and pathophysiological commonalities between these three geriatric syndromes. The conference provided a forum for discussing current sleep, circadian rhythm, and aging research; identifying gaps in knowledge; and developing a research agenda to inform future investigative efforts. The conference also promoted networking among developing researchers, leaders in the field of SCR and aging, and National Institutes of Health program personnel.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.|David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Constance H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Michael V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Vitiello
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.|David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Cathy A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Alessi
authors.affiliation: Center on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut.
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kuchel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D054561:National Institute on Aging (U.S.); D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States
keywords: aging; circadian; disorders; interventions; sleep