Older adults often experience insomnia and earlier wake times, which studies hypothesize is due to an advanced circadian rhythm that causes irregular melatonin and cortisol secretion.

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  Physiology, Sleep Stages - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - NIH

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• Physiology, Sleep Stages - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - NIH www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov National Library of Medicine via serper

Referenced by nodes (3)

• circadian rhythm concept
• insomnia concept
• cortisol concept