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

Poor sleep in middle age could affect the brain in a surprising way, study finds

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

(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…

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

(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…

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

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

Poor sleep quality linked to increased brain aging in middle age

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.

Poor sleep may age the brain by nearly three years, scientists say

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