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Lots of deep sleep can delay onset of dementia because brain ‘washes itself’

Getting a good night’s sleep can delay the onset of dementia later in life, scientists have discovered. How people slumber can be used as a “crystal ball” to predict if they will be hit by Alzheimer’s disease in the future, according to the researchers. Plenty of deep sleep was found to best delay the onset… Read More »

When you can’t sleep because of anxiety

And sleeping in a cool — at some point it’s hard to tell whether you’re having trouble sleeping because you’re anxious, ranging from behavioral therapy to the use of prescription medication or a combination of the two. A June 2013 study in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that sleep deprivation contributes to anxiety by heightening… Read More »