Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2018/08/15/trend-growing-research-on-the-relationship-between-sleep-and-alzheimers-disease/
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The brain may clean out Alzheimer’s plaques during sleep (ScienceNews):
“Bendlin’s studies are part of a modest but growing body of research suggesting that a sleep-deprived brain might be more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. In animal studies, levels of plaque-forming A-beta plummet during sleep. Other research suggests that a snoozing brain runs the “clean cycle” to remove the day’s metabolic debris — notably A-beta — an action that might protect against the disease … But while the new research is compelling, plenty of gaps remain. There’s not enough evidence yet to know the degree to which sleep might make a d…
Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2018/08/15/trend-growing-research-on-the-relationship-between-sleep-and-alzheimers-disease/
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The brain may clean out Alzheimer’s plaques during sleep (ScienceNews):
“Bendlin’s studies are part of a modest but growing body of research suggesting that a sleep-deprived brain might be more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. In animal studies, levels of plaque-forming A-beta plummet during sleep. Other research suggests that a snoozing brain runs the “clean cycle” to remove the day’s metabolic debris — notably A-beta — an action that might protect against the disease … But while the new research is compelling, plenty of gaps remain. There’s not enough evidence yet to know the degree to which sleep might make a d…
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