India News: People who have disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s are twice as likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, suggests a new study. Quality rather than quantity of sleep matters most for cognitive health in middle age.
Adults who have trouble nodding off could be setting themselves up for cognitive decline in later life, according to scientists writing in the journal Neurology. "People who have more disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later," they warned. "Growing evidence supports an association between sleep quality and risk of dementia," the team added. Their work covered over 500 people who were tracked for 11 years. While they conceded it d
Participants with poor sleep quality were 85% more likely to have poor cognitive performance on the Stroop test than participants with good sleep quality, a new study found.