As individuals make their way through middle age, it's often sleep that has to take a back seat to the demands of work and life. However, this could be serious, with a link to an increased risk of dementia. A study led by Dr. Séverine Sabia from Inserm and University College London explored the potential link between sleep patterns in midlife and the later development of dementia. Funded partly by the NIH’s National Institute on Aging (NIA), the research analyzed data from nearly 8,000 British adults, beginning at age 50. The findings indicated that individuals in their 50s and 60s who averaged six hours of sleep or fewer per night faced a higher risk of developing dementia in later years.
The sleep-dementia connection
