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Sleep is like your body’s superpower: A good night means a sharper, happier, and more energetic day, and regular restorative sleep means a longer and healthier life. Yet, 7 out of 10 adults have problems that affect the quality of their sleep, and as we grow older, our sleep styles and needs change. That all makes a good night’s rest a constantly moving target—but fortunately, scientists and practitioners interested in healthy aging have solutions. Join us as we hear how they are exploring the neurological and biological systems of sleep as well as innovative interventions to improve sleep—and with it, short and long-term health.
In the latest talk in our Live Better Longer series, Prevention’s Editor-in-Chief Sarah Smith will be joined by two experts who are leading the research in the science of sleep.
Constance H. Fung, MD, MSHS is an Associate Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She is a sleep medicine physician with training in geriatrics. Dr. Fung is a 2013 AFAR Beeson Scholar and former American Sleep Medicine Foundation Physician Scientist Training Awardee, VA Advanced Geriatrics Fellow, and John A. Hartford Center of Excellence Scholar. She studies behavioral interventions to improve sleep in older adults. She is the Principal Investigator of a clinical trial that aims to help middle aged and older adults sleep better without the use of sleeping pills.
M. Brandon Westover, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Massachusetts General. Working in the field of information theory and computer and biological vision, he has researched sleep quality and cognition. He received AFAR’s Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Award in 2018. He is a board certified neurologist and a clinical neurophysiologist / epileptologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) where he directs the MGH Critical Care EEG Monitoring Service and the MGH Clinical Data Animation Center (CDAC). His research uses “Big Data” and develops Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning methods to improve medical care for patients with anoxic brain injury, seizures and seizure-like brain states, cerebral ischemia, delirium, and sleep disorders.
Sarah Smith, Editor-in-Chief, Prevention
Join us for this informal but informative talk and the chance to ask leading experts your questions about sleep and healthy aging.
Everyone ages, but how do our bodies age, and what can we do today to stay healthier tomorrow?
Find out in a new online discussion series, Live Better Longer, presented in partnership with Prevention magazine.
In short sessions, AFAR experts from around the world will join Prevention's Editor-in-Chief Sarah Smith to discuss the research-backed science driving wellness choices and innovative therapeutics to extend our years of health at any age.
