Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Sleep Deprivation May Contribute to Alzheimer’s

Carol Bradley Bursack
By Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide Thursday, June 06, 2013

 

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HuffingtonPost Healthy Living.  (2013, March 14) Disrupted Sleep Could be Early Sign of Alzheimer’s. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/14/disrupted-sleep-alzheimers-disease-risk-plaques-efficiency_n_2854805.html

 

Washington University School of Medicine. (2013) Eurekalert. Sleep loss precedes Alzheimer's symptoms. Retrieved from http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/wuso-slp030813.php

MedlinePlus. (2013, May 20). Sleep Apnea in Seniors Tied to Alzheimer's in Study. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_136994.html

Harvard Medical School (2006) Importance of Sleep : Six reasons not to scrimp on sleep. Retrieved from http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/importance_of_sleep_and_health

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By Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide— Last Modified: 06/06/13, First Published: 06/06/13