Study points to something fundamental we can all do to keep Alzheimer’s symptoms at bay
Deep sleep could be key to preventing the deterioration of brain health that could lead to the onset of the disease.
Story about scientists’ latest findings on sleep and Alzheimer’s
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In their 2023 study of 62 cognitively healthy older adults, researchers from UC Berkeley, Stanford and Irvine universities in the U.S. found that people with brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease performed better on memory function tests the more soundly they slept. Sleeping well could prevent molecular changes by giving the brain time to clear beta-amyloid deposits, one of the causes of the disease.
The US government Alzheimer’s website has more information about the disease.
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