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Lots of deep sleep can delay onset of dementia because brain 'washes itself'
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mirror.co.ukGetting 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 of dementia because it slows the build up of a toxic plaque in the brain called beta-amyloid.
Study co-author Professor Matthew Walker said: “We found the sleep you’re having right now is almost like a crystal ball telling you when and how fast Alzheimer’s pathology will develop in your brain.
The silver lining here is that there’s something we can do about it. “The brain washes itself during deep sleep, and so there may be the chance to
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