Dr. Rhonda Patrick on Health

Lack of sleep may increase the risk for Alzheimer's disease. Poor sleep boosted levels of amyloid beta (biomarker linked to Alzheimer's) by 25-30% in participants. Sleep is important to activate the glymphatic system which clears brain amyloid plaques. t.co

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