US EditionPoor Sleep Speeds Brain Aging and May Raise Dementia Risk
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Poor sleep could often accelerate brain aging.This was indicated by a study by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, which analyzed data from 27,500 middle-aged people and older adults.Scientists compared the biological age of the brain with the chronological age of the participants.For this, they used more than 1,000 characteristics observed in magnetic resonances of the brain, obtained from the UK Biobank.With this information, they evaluated th…
Poor sleep speeds brain aging and may raise dementia risk
New research shows that poor sleep could make the brain appear years older than it really is. Using MRI scans and machine learning, scientists found a clear link between unhealthy sleep patterns and accelerated brain aging.
Sleeping well has many benefits, but it can also affect us far into the future. Poor sleep seems to make our brains age faster.
Lack of sleep has a variety of negative effects on human health, including decreased memory, concentration, and immunity. Recent research suggests that lack of sleep can also make the brain look older, possibly due in part to increased inflammation in the body.
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