The new study, published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, analyzed 589 people’s brain scans for a connection between sleep quality in people in their 40s and their brain age later in life.



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Poor sleep in early midlife years could mean higher dementia risk: Study

Scans of nearly 600 middle-aged people showed sleeping badly was associated with poorer brain health years later.

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Those tossing and turning throughout their early midlife years may be more susceptible to dementia as they age, researchers found.

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Poor sleep – which includes having difficulty falling or staying asleep – may age the brain by nearly three years, scientists have said.

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The research found that poor sleep quality, difficulty falling asleep and difficulty staying asleep were all linked to poorer brain health in middle-aged people

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People in early middle age who have poor sleep quality, including having difficulty falling or staying asleep, have more signs of poor brain health in late middle age, according to a study published in the October 23, 2024, online issue of Neurology. The study does not prove that poor sleep accelerates brain aging. It only shows an association between poor sleep quality and signs of brain aging.

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Study links poor sleep in middle age to signs of brain aging

People in early middle age who have poor sleep quality, including having difficulty falling or staying asleep, have more signs of poor brain health in late middle age, according to a study published in the October 23, 2024, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Poor sleep quality linked to increased brain aging in middle age

(NewsNation) — Those tossing and turning throughout their early midlife years may be more susceptible to dementia as they age, researchers found. The new study, published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, analyzed brain scans of 589 people for a connection between sleep quality in people in their 40s and their brain age later in life. Researchers found a "dose-response relationship" between the two factors, with those who reported more poor sl…

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Poor sleep at age 40 could mean higher dementia risk: Study

The more poor sleep habits study participants had in early middle age, the greater brain aging they showed 15 years later.

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Poor sleep is tied to accelerated brain aging, new study says. Here’s how it impacts people as young as 40

Poor sleep in early midlife years could mean higher dementia risk: Study

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