Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

A discussion about dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A resource for families trying to better understand dementia, the causes of dementia, treatment for alzheimers, and breaking news from the medical community about dementia and... [more]

A discussion about dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A resource for families trying to better understand dementia, the causes of dementia, treatment for alzheimers, and breaking news from the medical community about dementia and alzheimers.

Recent studies show people who get less than the average amount of sleep may have a greater risk of getting Alzheimer's disease. When testing mice, researchers from Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis found that a lack of sleep increased the quantity of a harmful protein called beta amyloid in the brain.  
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