Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Some neurocognitive diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and
other dementias, affect more women than men. There are also gaps in our
understanding of the impact of sleep on women’s cognitive health. Scientists
at the Scripps Research Digital Trials Center have launched the REFRESH-
Neurocognitive Outcomes in Women study (REFRESH-NOW), a new research
project aimed at better understanding sleep and brain health in women with
the help of fitness trackers.

REFRESH-NOW, led by Stuti Jaiswal, MD, PhD, a physician-scientist
specializing in sleep research, will use wrist-worn activity trackers and
smartwatches to gather longitudinal data from women who are 55 and older
over a three-year period. The goal of the study is to identify sleep-related
risk factors, enabling for the development of better interventions.

Learn more: https://refresh.scripps.edu/now/