Poor quality sleep and daytime drowsiness may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. The researchers concluded that poor sleep quality, sleep problems and daytime sleepiness were associated with increased indicators of the disease. Each person rated the amount they slept, their sleep quality and any trouble sleeping, along with daytime drowsiness and naps. “Participants in our study were willing to undergo a lumbar puncture to move research on Alzheimer’s disease forward,” said senior study author Barbara Bendlin of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. One of the limitations of this new study was that the sleep problems were self-reported.

Source: Huffington Post July 07, 2017 01:41 UTC