A connection between sleep disorders and Cognitive Decline?

People with Alzheimer’s disease often experience changes in their sleep patterns, including difficulty falling asleep, frequent nighttime awakenings, and early morning awakenings. These sleep disruptions worsen as the disease progresses and may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease cases.

• Deep sleep may be a protective factor: The study suggests that deep sleep (slow-wave sleep) is crucial for memory consolidation and may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's.

• Monitoring sleep may be a new way to diagnose Alzheimer's: Because sleep problems appear early, monitoring brain activity during sleep could be a cheap and easy way to identify Alzheimer's.

• More research is needed:   While the study shows a link between sleep and Alzheimer's in mice, further research is needed to confirm this connection in humans and develop a sleep-based diagnostic tool.
  

Overall, this research offers promise for using sleep patterns as a biomarker for diagnosing and potentially managing Alzheimer's disease.

Source : Restoring deep sleep slows down Alzheimer’s disease progression by Luisa Torres, PhD