The less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age

Aging/Exercise & Brain 3
Written By Larry Minikes

July 1, 2014
Science Daily/Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore
Researchers have found evidence that the less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age. These findings, relevant in the context of a rapidly ageing society, pave the way for future work on sleep loss and its contribution to cognitive decline, including dementia.

"Our findings relate short sleep to a marker of brain aging," said Dr June Lo, the lead author and a Duke-NUS Research Fellow. "Work done elsewhere suggests that seven hours a day(2) for adults seems to be the sweet spot for optimal performance on computer based cognitive tests. In coming years we hope to determine what's good for cardio-metabolic and long term brain health too," added Professor Michael Chee, senior author and Director of the Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke-NUS.
Science Daily/SOURCE :http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140701091458.htm

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