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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Tara Cobham

HISTORICAL FACTS: Poor sleep may lead to higher risk of dementia scientists find - The Untold Story

Poor sleep – which includes having difficulty falling or staying asleep – may lead to a higher risk of dementia later in life, scientists find - (Getty Images)

People who have difficulties falling or staying asleep may have a higher risk of developing dementia later in life, scientists have found.

Scans of nearly 600 middle-aged people showed sleeping badly aged the brain by nearly three years and was associated with poorer brain health years later – despite adjusting for factors such as age, sex, high blood pressure and diabetes.

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