A study supported by NIH found that people who slept six hours or less in their 50s and 60s were more likely to develop dementia later in life, emphasizing the importance of good sleep habits. Read more: EndAlz
The findings suggest that inadequate sleep duration could increase dementia risk and emphasize the importance of good sleep habits.Changes in sleep patterns are common in people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. They may wake up often during the night and find it hard to get back to sleep. These sleep problems are thought to result from brain changes caused by the disease that affect the sleep-wake cycle.
Many of the studies on sleep and dementia risk have followed participants for less than a decade and focused on people over the age of 65. A study led by Dr. Séverine Sabia of Inserm and University College London examined how sleep patterns earlier in life may affect the onset of dementia decades later.Nature CommunicationsThe researchers examined data from nearly 8,000 people in Britain starting at age 50.
The researchers adjusted their model to account for other factors known to influence sleep patterns or dementia risk, including smoking, physical activity, body mass index, and medical conditions like diabetes and heart disease. They also separated out people with mental illnesses like depression, which are strongly linked to sleep disturbances.
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