There's a Critical Thing You Can Do to Keep Alzheimer's Symptoms at Bay
ScienceAlert • • health
Key Points:
- A study of 62 older adults found that more deep sleep (non-rapid eye movement slow wave sleep) helped maintain memory function in individuals with brain changes linked to Alzheimer's disease, independent of education and physical activity.
- Those with high levels of amyloid-beta deposits who had less deep sleep performed worse on memory tests, while sleep quality had little effect on those with fewer deposits.
- Deep sleep may act as a protective factor against cognitive decline by allowing the brain to clear waste products, suggesting sleep as a modifiable risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.
- The research highlights the importance of natural deep sleep over sleeping pills, which may reduce amyloid clearance and induce lighter sleep stages with potential side effects.
- Lifestyle recommendations to improve deep
