New research reveals that sleep disorders can signal future risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other dementias years before symptoms appear, offering hope for early intervention and prevention.
Study: Sleep disturbances as risk factors for neurodegeneration later in life. Image Credit: New Africa / Shutterstock
In a recent study published in the journal npj Dementia, researchers investigated the neurodegenerative impacts of clinically identified sleep disorders and related disturbances in later life. They mined biobank data of more than 1 million participants across Finland, Wales, and the United Kingdom (UK). Study findings revealed a significant association between these sleep disorders and several neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), including dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and…