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Gabriela Galvin

Chronic insomnia could speed up brain ageing. But by how much?

Chronic insomnia could be bad for more than just your sleep schedule – it could speed up brain ageing, new research has found.

People with chronic insomnia, or those who have trouble sleeping at least three nights per week for three months or more, are 40 per cent more likely to develop dementia or mild cognitive problems than people who sleep normally, according to the study published in the journal Neurology.

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