Sleep, Waste Clearance, and Dementia May Be

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Sleep, Waste Clearance, and Dementia May Be Linked: Chronic stress, depression, cardiovascular disease, fragmented sleep, and aging are associated with a higher risk of dementia based on the same biological problem: disruption of a sleep-dependent brain rhythm that helps clear waste from the brain.
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The Brain’s Night Shift: How Sleep, Waste Clearance, and Dementia May Be Linked

Disruptions in a coordinated sleep-related brain rhythm may explain why conditions such as aging, chronic stress, cardiovascular disease, depression, and fragmented sleep are associated with increased dementia risk.

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