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More daytime sleepiness may trigger Alzheimer’s disease: Study

More daytime sleepiness may trigger Alzheimer’s disease: Study

Sep 07, 2018, at 03:44 pm

New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): Analysis of data captured during a long-term study of aging adults shows that those who report being very sleepy during the day were nearly three times more likely than those who didn’t to have brain deposits of beta amyloid, a protein that’s a hallmark for Alzheimer’s disease, years later.

Sleepiness and fatigue linked to brain atrophy in cognitively normal elderly

Sleepiness and fatigue linked to brain atrophy in cognitively normal elderly

Jun 16, 2016, at 06:07 am

New York, June 16 (IBNS): A new study found that normal older adults who experience excessive sleepiness during the day or significant fatigue may have more brain atrophy than expected for their age, particularly in areas of the brain that are more susceptible to aging and Alzheimer's disease.