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Night waking impacts cognitive performance regardless of sleep duration Time spent awake after falling asleep predicted poorer processing speed the next day for older adults, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Credit: pocketlight/Getty Images.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When it comes to sleep, traditional advice has focused on the number of hours a person sleeps. But for older adults, the quality of sleep may affect cognitive performance the following day regardless of their quantity of sleep, according to a new study by researchers from the Penn State College of…

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