Sleep, Memory and Beta-Amyloid
September 8, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
Sleep is healthful. Indeed, poor sleep quality may be an early sign of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Additionally, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have theorized that an accumulation of the toxic protein beta-amyloid, which is associated with Alzheimer’s disease, causes sleep disturbance and memory loss. They and other neuroscientists suppose that during quality sleep time, cerebrospinal fluid washes away toxins like beta-amyloid. MORE
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