Poor sleep linked to faster brain aging, study finds
Source: www.healthline.com Key Points: Poor sleep speeds up brain aging and raises dementia risk. Sleep habits like duration, insomnia, and snoring strongly affect brain health. Good sleep (7–8 hrs, treating issues) helps slow brain aging. Not getting enough quality sleep may cause the brain to age faster, according to a large study that analyzed data from more than 27,000 adults. Researchers found that poor sleep brain aging were linked to brains that appeared older than their actual age, raising concerns about long-term brain health and the risk of cognitive decline. The study, published in eBioMedicine, was conducted by researchers at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital in China. It used brain scans, sleep data, and machine learning to calculate “brain age,” a measure based on more than 1,000 structural features of the brain. Sleep problems affect millions Sleep disorders are widespread in the United States. The National Institutes of Health estimates that up to 35 per...