LCI Editorial Board –
Stay with Morpheus to avoid brain degeneration? According to a new study of 8,000 British adults who were followed for more than 25 years, children who sleep less than or equal to six hours a night at the age of 50 or 60 have a higher risk of developing dementia. To 40%.
This work comes from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm) and the University of Paris, in collaboration with University College London (UCL).
In people between the ages of 50 and 70 who get regular sleep, regardless of cardiovascular, metabolic or mental health problems, the risk of developing dementia increases by 30%. These results suggest that sleep in middle age can play a role in brain health and thus underlines the importance of good sleep hygiene for health, Inserm stresses.
The journal indicates that future research may be able to determine whether improving sleep patterns can help prevent dementia nature.
According to the World Health Organization, nearly ten million new cases of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, are counted every year worldwide. Sleep is often impaired in affected patients.
A growing body of research evidence indicates that sleep patterns, prior to the onset of dementia, are likely to contribute to disease development. Avoid losing independence thanks to its pillow, enough to relieve the guilt of sleep-lovers.
