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1、NewFindingsonSleepinChildren,OlderAdults"Sleep-disorderedbreathing"isatermforagroupofconditionsthatcaninterferewithnormalbreathingwhilepeoplesleep.Theseincludesnoring,mouth-breathingandsleepapnea.Sleep-disorderedbreathingcandomorethanjustleavepeoplefe
2、elingtiredthenextday.Itcanalsoaffectpeople'shealth.Inchildrentheeffectscanincludebehavioralandemotionalproblems.Inanewstudy,researchersaskedparentsabouttheirchildren'sbreathingfromwhentheywerebabiesuptoaboutagesix.Theparentsalsoansweredquestionsaboutb
3、ehavioratagesfourandseven.Thestudyinvolvedabouteleventhousandchildren.KarenBonuckattheEinsteinCollegeofMedicineinNewYorkledthestudyKARENBONUCK:"Thecentralfindingoverallisthatsleep-disorderedbreathingisassociatedwithafiftypercentincreaseinadverseneurob
4、ehavioraloutcomes."Thoseproblemsincludehyperactivity,aggressivenessandproblemsrelatingtootherchildren.Ms.Bonucksaysthemoreseriousthebreathingproblems,themoreseriousthebehavioralissueswerelikelytobe.Otherstudieshavelinkedsleepwithchildren'sbehavior,but
5、thisstudywasextensiveenoughtorejectotherpossiblecauses.ThestudyappearsinthejournalPediatrics.Anestimatedonechildintensnoresregularly.Asmallernumbersufferfromothersleep-disorderedbreathing.Howwelldoyousleep?Apopularbeliefisthatsleepgetsworsewithage.But
6、,inanothernewstudy,thosewhoreportedthefewestproblemswiththequalityoftheirsleepwerepeopleintheireighties.ResearchersdidatelephonesurveyofmorethanonehundredfiftythousandAmericanadults.MichaelGrandnerattheUniversityofPennsylvaniamedicalschoolsaystheorigi
7、nalgoalwastoconfirmthatagingisconnectedwithincreasedsleepproblems.Thesurveydidfindanincreaseduringmiddleage,worseinwomenthanmen.Butexceptforthat,peoplereportedthattheirsleepqualityimprovedastheygotolder.Atleasttheyfeltitdid.Mr.Grandnersays,"Evenifslee
8、pamongolderAmericansisactuallyworsethaninyoungeradults,feelingsaboutitstillimprovewithage."ThefindingsappearinthejournalSleep.Inthestudy,healthproblemsanddepressionwerelinkedwithpoorsleep.Also,womenreportedmoresleepdisturbancesandtirednessthan
