Scientists have discovered that the sleep problems seen in Alzheimer’s disease may not be caused directly by harmful protein plaques as previously believed. Instead, the brain’s own immune system may be playing a much larger role, opening the door to new treatment possibilities. Sleep problems are one of the earliest and most common symptoms of […]

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A large British study spanning more than 70 years has found that people who experience chronic money struggles over their working lives show measurable declines in memory and processing speed by their 50s, along with signs of accelerated brain shrinkage decades later.

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