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   28-Oct-2014   
      
      
   Contact: Christian Benedict   
   christian.benedict@neuro.uu.se   
   46-070-425-0215   
   Uppsala University   
   @UU_University    
      
      
   Self-reported sleep disturbances are linked to higher risk for Alzheimer's   
   disease in men   
      
   In a new study, researchers from Uppsala University demonstrate that elderly   
   men with self-reported sleep disturbances run a higher risk of developing   
   Alzheimer's disease than men without self-reported sleep disturbances. The   
   results are published in the    
   scientific journal Alzheimer's & Dementia.   
      
   The researchers followed more than 1,000 men, who were initially 50 year old,   
   between the years 1970 and 2010. The results of the study show that   
   self-reported sleep disturbances were linked to an increased risk for   
   Alzheimer's disease during the 40-year    
   follow-up period, particularly if they occurred late in life. The data suggest   
   that a regular good night's sleep could support brain health in men.   
      
   'We demonstrate that men with self-reported sleep disturbances run a 1.5-fold   
   higher risk to develop Alzheimer's disease than those without reports of sleep   
   disturbances during a 40-year follow-up period. The later the self-reported   
   sleep disturbance was    
   found the higher the risk was for developing Alzheimer's disease. These   
   findings suggest that strategies aimed at improving sleep quality in late life   
   may help reduce the risk to develop Alzheimer's disease', says Christian   
   Benedict, sleep researcher at    
   Uppsala University, who led the study.   
      
   "Importantly, there are several lifestyle factors, such as exercise, that can   
   influence your brain's health. Thus, it must be borne in mind that a   
   multifaceted lifestyle approach comprising good sleep habits is essential for   
   maintaining brain health as    
   you age", says Christian Benedict.   
      
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   Benedict C et al. Self-reported sleep disturbance is associated with   
   Alzheimer's disease risk in men. Alzheimer's & Dementia (in press).   
      
   For more information, please contact Christian Benedict, researcher at the   
   Department of Neuroscience, mobile: +46 (0)70-425 02 15, e-mail:   
   christian.benedict@neuro.uu.se or Cecilia Yates, information officer at   
   Department of Neuroscience, mobile: +46 (0)   
   704-334801, e-mail: cecilia.yates@neuro.uu.se   
      
   In an earlier article published in the journal Sleep, Christian Benedict and   
   colleagues showed that a single night of total sleep deprivation increased   
   blood concentrations of brain molecules in young men that typically rise in   
   blood upon acute brain    
   damage.   
      
   http://www.uu.se/en/media/news/article/?id=3120&area=2,4,10,16&t   
   p=artikel&na=&lang=en   
      
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