Loss of brain cells may cause sleep trouble in seniors
Loss of certain brain cells may help explain why many seniors have trouble falling and staying asleep, a new study says. The newly published results from the Rush Memory and Aging Project suggest that older adults and people with Alzheimer’s disease may have a substantial shrinkage in a section of the brain that the researchers call a “sleep switch,” and this cell loss is associated with sleep problems. Sleep disruption in people with Alzheimer’s can be especially severe and may result in nighttime confusion and wandering.
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