Study links sleeping hours to Alzheimer's disease
Long-sleeping can cause a decline in cognitive function and, in the long run, Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests. / Korea Times fileBy Lee Jin-aThe longer you sleep, the greater your chance of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study.Doctors at the National Cancer Center and Myongji Hospital said on Wednesday that long-sleeping can cause a decline in cognitive function and, in the long run, Alzheimer’s disease.According to the team, those sleeping eight to nine hours a day had a higher risk of developing cognitive disorders (38 percent) and Alzheimer’s (42 percent) than those sleeping seven to eight hours. Analyzing 10 studies published in international academic journals from 2009 to last year, the researchers found that longer sleeping hours increased the chances that cognitive function would be reduced, regardless of age, sex and region.“Sleeping for longer periods of time could increase the prevalence of inflammation-related biomarkers, thus promoting neural reactions that can result in diseases like Alzheimer’s,” said Myung Seung-
Jan 5, 2017
